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1950 Presidential Order

India’s Dalits face restrictions on freedom of conscience

2020-08-21
By: Matters India
On: August 21, 2020
In: Commentary

By Tehmina Arora New Delhi, Aug 20, 2020: Seventy years ago this month, India as a young nation passed a presidential order to ensure fundamental freedoms and rights for Dalit people. However, the same order also prevented them from exercising their freedom of conscience and belief. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes)Continue Reading

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