#OtD 29 May 1972 the Dalit Panthers were formed in Maharashtra, India. Modelled on the US Black Panthers the Dalit Panthers was formed to combat caste discrimination. Dalit means "oppressed" in Sanskrit, and refers to members of lower castes in India stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1012...
May 29, 2026 at 8:10 AM
#OtD 29 May 1972 the Dalit Panthers were formed in Maharashtra, India. Modelled on the US Black Panthers the Dalit Panthers was formed to combat caste discrimination. Dalit means "oppressed" in Sanskrit, and refers to members of lower castes in India stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1012...
This looks like a very cool cookbook! Written by a Dalit author, celebrating Dalit culinary traditions.
This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Pass the honeycomb, please!
In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2024 at 12:09 AM
This looks like a very cool cookbook! Written by a Dalit author, celebrating Dalit culinary traditions.
In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Pass the honeycomb, please!
In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2024 at 4:37 PM
In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved. n.pr/4sp6JUc
Shortlisted for an Oscar, 'Homebound' is a daring movie about two dear friends
The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved.
n.pr
April 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved. n.pr/4sp6JUc
In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
This cookbook is unlike any other from India. Pass the honeycomb, please!
In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
www.npr.org
December 21, 2024 at 5:24 PM
In Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, Shahu Patole pays tribute to a cuisine that has long been considered not worthy of documentation. We interviewed Patole — and are sharing some of his recipes.
These fair trade soaps are handmade by an enterprise in Kerala that employs disadvantaged women - and buying it (and other Dalit Candle products) helps support the company's work with Dalit street children.
More eco and ethical gift ideas:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/eco...
More eco and ethical gift ideas:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/eco...
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
These fair trade soaps are handmade by an enterprise in Kerala that employs disadvantaged women - and buying it (and other Dalit Candle products) helps support the company's work with Dalit street children.
More eco and ethical gift ideas:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/eco...
More eco and ethical gift ideas:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/eco...
To a Dalit candidate! That's pretty fucking awesome!
June 4, 2024 at 1:09 PM
To a Dalit candidate! That's pretty fucking awesome!
Just as I was leaving with my free meal, a man came up looking apprehensive. The only word I could catch was 'Dalit'. The Sikhs told him firmly and warmly: 'It doesn't matter!'
December 21, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Just as I was leaving with my free meal, a man came up looking apprehensive. The only word I could catch was 'Dalit'. The Sikhs told him firmly and warmly: 'It doesn't matter!'
Dalit academics in India have for some time now used the framework of institutional murder in such cases. I think that is a very useful way to look at this.
The university is a killing field. It is fully culpable. It must be said. Regardless of his deception. The neoliberal university made that happen. We don’t have to excuse his behavior to see how unevenly distributed resources and fucked star systems makes the university a killing machine.
August 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Dalit academics in India have for some time now used the framework of institutional murder in such cases. I think that is a very useful way to look at this.
colleges across India are literally killing dalit students.
this keeps happening.
this keeps happening.
IIT Bombay denies that Sahil Wakode (who tragically passed away due to suicide) faced caste-based harassment before his death
yeah. like we would believe that
yeah. like we would believe that
September 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM
colleges across India are literally killing dalit students.
this keeps happening.
this keeps happening.
Not a subtweet but I didn't want to add negative comment to someone's thread.
But Ghandi held virulently ant-Black views and now we know was a sexual predator.
However, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who fought for Dalit ("untouchable") rights in India, corresponded with W.E.B. DuBois about casteism/racism.
But Ghandi held virulently ant-Black views and now we know was a sexual predator.
However, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who fought for Dalit ("untouchable") rights in India, corresponded with W.E.B. DuBois about casteism/racism.
What B.R. Ambedkar Wrote to W.E.B. Du Bois
In 1946, Dalit leader B.R. Ambedkar corresponded with prominent African American intellectual and activist W.E.B. Du Bois. Here's what they wrote to each other.
www.saada.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Not a subtweet but I didn't want to add negative comment to someone's thread.
But Ghandi held virulently ant-Black views and now we know was a sexual predator.
However, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who fought for Dalit ("untouchable") rights in India, corresponded with W.E.B. DuBois about casteism/racism.
But Ghandi held virulently ant-Black views and now we know was a sexual predator.
However, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who fought for Dalit ("untouchable") rights in India, corresponded with W.E.B. DuBois about casteism/racism.
The Annie Award for Best Production Design - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Helen Chen; Dave Bleich; Wendell Dalit; Scott Watanabe; Celine Kim
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Helen Chen; Dave Bleich; Wendell Dalit; Scott Watanabe; Celine Kim
February 22, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The Annie Award for Best Production Design - Feature went to:
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Helen Chen; Dave Bleich; Wendell Dalit; Scott Watanabe; Celine Kim
'KPop Demon Hunters' — Helen Chen; Dave Bleich; Wendell Dalit; Scott Watanabe; Celine Kim
Wendell Dalit covered Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham 1 (2019).
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Wendell Dalit covered Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham 1 (2019).
"Cringe" online is the sense of being this poor, sad, sack, the *dalit* of the Wired, who often converges towards being a combination of socially inept, emasculated, and perverse
May 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"Cringe" online is the sense of being this poor, sad, sack, the *dalit* of the Wired, who often converges towards being a combination of socially inept, emasculated, and perverse
Really glad to see this out - this looks at contributions in Dalit feminism to identify and address what would now be called epistemic injustices (particularly hermeneutical injustices), and considers what accounts for the neglect of Dalit feminism by Anglophone feminist philosophy:
Epistemic Exclusion: Theorizing Dalit Feminism | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Epistemic Exclusion: Theorizing Dalit Feminism
www.cambridge.org
June 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Really glad to see this out - this looks at contributions in Dalit feminism to identify and address what would now be called epistemic injustices (particularly hermeneutical injustices), and considers what accounts for the neglect of Dalit feminism by Anglophone feminist philosophy:
“Two hundred Dalit workers, members of the [oppressed] caste in India’s rigid social hierarchy, came rom Rajasthan to New Jersey to work on the temple... Dalit workers are also purportedly not allowed to worship in these temples because of their caste ranking”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Workers carved the largest modern Hindu temple in the west. Now, some have incurable lung disease
Workers allege abuse, visa fraud and medical neglect during the New Jersey temple’s construction – and say two died from lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
“Two hundred Dalit workers, members of the [oppressed] caste in India’s rigid social hierarchy, came rom Rajasthan to New Jersey to work on the temple... Dalit workers are also purportedly not allowed to worship in these temples because of their caste ranking”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Teacher: repeat after me Aleph-bet-vet-
*Aleph-bet vet*
Gimmel Dalit He
*Gimmel Dalit He*
Support any act nominatively done to support Jews or Israel regardless of what the act is or if it actually benefits Jews or Israel
*Aleph-bet vet*
Gimmel Dalit He
*Gimmel Dalit He*
Support any act nominatively done to support Jews or Israel regardless of what the act is or if it actually benefits Jews or Israel
June 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Teacher: repeat after me Aleph-bet-vet-
*Aleph-bet vet*
Gimmel Dalit He
*Gimmel Dalit He*
Support any act nominatively done to support Jews or Israel regardless of what the act is or if it actually benefits Jews or Israel
*Aleph-bet vet*
Gimmel Dalit He
*Gimmel Dalit He*
Support any act nominatively done to support Jews or Israel regardless of what the act is or if it actually benefits Jews or Israel
The Dalit language of institutional murder is exactly what this was. I would add, the press was equally culpable.
Academia killed a Black man. I‘m not sure there‘s any other framing for this.
August 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The Dalit language of institutional murder is exactly what this was. I would add, the press was equally culpable.
i’m a dalit in the street and a brahmin in the skeets
April 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
i’m a dalit in the street and a brahmin in the skeets
They should ask lots of questions about how to respect Eid, Dalit, and Rosh Hashanna.
August 8, 2023 at 6:39 AM
They should ask lots of questions about how to respect Eid, Dalit, and Rosh Hashanna.
Durga Sob (* 3. Juli 1966) ist eine nepalesische Frauenrechtlerin. Als Dalit erlebte sie Ausgrenzung durch Kaste und Geschlecht. 1994 gründete sie die Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO), um systemische Diskriminierung zu bekämpfen und Rechte einzufordern. Foto: © Durga Sob
#Gittepedia
#Gittepedia
July 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Durga Sob (* 3. Juli 1966) ist eine nepalesische Frauenrechtlerin. Als Dalit erlebte sie Ausgrenzung durch Kaste und Geschlecht. 1994 gründete sie die Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO), um systemische Diskriminierung zu bekämpfen und Rechte einzufordern. Foto: © Durga Sob
#Gittepedia
#Gittepedia
A new ongoing story about Dalit is in progress. We will publish it monthly, and the first part is already available!
December 4, 2024 at 12:17 PM
A new ongoing story about Dalit is in progress. We will publish it monthly, and the first part is already available!
No no no, the man was (as far as I could make out) saying he was Dalit, and being told not to worry about it.
December 21, 2024 at 5:11 PM
No no no, the man was (as far as I could make out) saying he was Dalit, and being told not to worry about it.
Short fic & comics from 30+ writers, mostly from Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi backgrounds. Meghalayan cyberhorror, Ambedkarite magical realism, tasawwuf solarpunk in the Western Ghats, Gujarati robot caste revolts. Cover art by Priyanka Paul. Pick up a copy!!!
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The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF
An anthology of weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora. edited by R.T. Samuel, Rakesh K. and Rashmi R.D. cover art by...
www.blaft.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Short fic & comics from 30+ writers, mostly from Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi backgrounds. Meghalayan cyberhorror, Ambedkarite magical realism, tasawwuf solarpunk in the Western Ghats, Gujarati robot caste revolts. Cover art by Priyanka Paul. Pick up a copy!!!
www.blaft.com/products/the...
www.blaft.com/products/the...