THE WORD ‘MALECCHA’ WAS USED IN INDIAN HISTORY STARTING FROM THE LATE VEDIC PERIOD TO REFER THE FOREIGNERS OR BARBARIANS WHO DID NOT USE THE VEDIC TONGUE.

IN THE PRESENT DAY INDIA, THE WORD CARRIES DEMEANING LINEAGE OF BEING LOWBORN AND UNCLEAN.

APRIL IS MARKED AS DALIT HISTORY MONTH WHICH IS INSPIRED FROM THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE WEST.

IN THIS VIDEO, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOUR ARTICLES FROM THE PRINT AND THE SCROLL WHICH CAN BE VERY USEFUL FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF DALIT STUDIES. CLICK ON THESE TO READ IN FULL : 

1.      1)  THE FIRST ARTICLE TALKS OF THE FAMOUSVED VYASA WHOSE MOTHER WAS A FISHERWOMAN

2.      2)  DALIT POET LAL SINGH DIL, A RENOWNEDFIGURE IN PUNJABI POETRY

3.      3)  A GRAPHIC NOVEL DEEKSHA WHICHDEPICTS AMBEDKAR’S CONVERSION TO BUDDHISM