The #DalitPanthers were founded on #ThisDayInHistory in 1972 in #Mumbai, India. Based on the American #BlackPantherParty, they formed to combat the #caste system & advocate for #Dalit ('#Untouchable') equality. They shared, too, the Black Panthers' #socialist & #feminist agenda.
Painting the History of India’s Anti-Caste Movement

Upending narrow framings, Vikrant Bhise renders the grassroots and captures the ongoing struggle to end casteism.

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