List of Dalits

Following is a list of notable Dalit people organised by profession, field, or focus.

Academics

B.R. Ambedkar, jurist
Narendra Jadhav, economist, writer and educationist[1]
Satyendra Murli, researcher, media pedagogue and journalist[2][3].

Cinema And Television

Chirag Paswan, Actor and now a politician.[4][5]
Tun Tun, Notable actress and Comedian of Hindi Cinema.[6]

Activists

Gopal Baba Walangkar[7]
Grace Banu, Dalit and transgender activist; first transgender person in state of Tamil Nadu be admitted to an engineering college[8]
Immanuvel Sekaran[9]

Politicians

Ashok Tanwar,[10] President of Haryana Congress, former Member of Parliament.
Jagjivan Ram, Dalit leader, Indian freedom fighter and founder of Depressed Class Association.[11][12]
Kanshi Ram, Founder of Bahujan Samaj Party and a Dalit Leader.[13]
B. Shyam Sunder, founder of Bharatiya Bhim Sena[14]
Jogendra Nath Mandal,[15] one of the central figures in creation of the state of Pakistan; later a government minister
Thol. Thirumavalavan, Current President of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha
Andimuthu Raja, Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha, Former cabinet minister for Communication and Information Technology minister
Ram Vilas Paswan, 8 Times Member of Parliament and many times Minister in Central Government. Founder and President of Lok Janshakti Party.[16]
Sushilkumar Shinde, Former Union Minister of Home Affairs (India).[17]

Literature

Namdeo Dhasal, Marathi poet and writer from Maharashtra[18]

Music

Sumeet Samos[19]

Religion and reform

Gallela Prasad, fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India[20]
Marampudi Joji, third Archbishop of Hyderabad[21]
Bhagu, devotee of Rama[22]

Sports

Vithal Palwankar, cricketer[23]

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References

"Dalit Dreams". Times of India. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
https://thewire.in/media/a-largely-upper-caste-media-is-not-good-for-indias-democracy
https://www.firstpost.com/india/dalits-in-media-feel-the-sting-of-caste-discrimination-1029885.html
"Is the BJP Using Chirag Paswan to Reduce Nitish Kumar's Clout in Bihar?". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
Son of the Dalit leader and founderand president of Ram Vilas Paswan.
https://www.forwardpress.in/2015/02/dalits-in-indian-cinema/
Zelliot, Eleanor (2010). "India's Dalits: Racism and Contemporary Change". Global Dialogue. 12 (2). Archived from the original on 2013-04-30.
Scott, D.J. Walter (30 June 2014). "First transgender in Tamil Nadu gets engineering seat". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
"Freedom fighter, Dalit icon: Remembering Tamil Nadu's Immanuel Sekaran". 11 September 2016.
"Ashok Tanwar: Keeping promises is the biggest task". GulfNews.com. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
"INDIEN : In den Staub - DER SPIEGEL 35/1979". www.spiegel.de. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
The Dalit who was not allowed to sit with the Upper Castes had passed Matriculation from Benaras Hindu University. From Untouchables "Chamars" to Minister of India. Jagjivan Ram :- The Dalit Leader of India ISBN Special:BookSources/81-7041-496-2 by S.R, Bakshi-https://books.google.com/books?id=n9td-jPgcIwC&pg=PP1&dq=Jagjivan+Ram#v=onepage&q=&f=false, published 1992.
"Kejriwal to visit BSP founder Kanshi Ram's family". Hindustan Times. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
Hegde, Sanjay (14 April 2015). "There were some Dalit leaders like B. Shyam Sunder, who vociferously said: "We are not Hindus, we have nothing to do with the Hindu caste system, yet we have been included among them by them and for them."". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
"Dalits' dream of Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 9 May 2016.
"'Ram Vilas Dalit face wherever you go, Jitan Ram Manjhi can be Mahadalit face'". The Indian Express. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
DelhiAugust 5, Krishna Kumar New; August 6, 2012UPDATED:; Ist, 2012 08:47. "Family retainer with Dalit card". India Today. Retrieved 2020-08-04.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
"KAMATIPURA (poem) - Namdeo Dhasal - India - Poetry International". www.poetryinternationalweb.net. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
Samos, Sumeet (2017-10-22). "Rapper Sumeet Samos Narrates A Short Story of Caste Based Institutional Discrimination In JNU - The Companion". The Companion. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
"Church hierarchy accused of ignoring attack on Dalit bishop". ucanews.com.
"India's First Dalit Archbishop Holds 'No Grudge' Over Predecessor's Attack". ChristianityToday.com.
Zelliot, Eleanor (2008). "Cokhamela, His Family and the Marathi Tradition". In Aktor, Mikael (ed.). From Stigma to Assertion: Untouchability, Identity & Politics in Early & Modern India. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 86. ISBN 9788763507752.
Guha, Ramachandra (2007). "The Heroic Struggles of the Palwankar Brothers". In Menon, Dilip K. (ed.). Cultural History of Modern India. Bergahn Books.

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[jadhav-1] "Dalit Dreams". Times of India. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[2] ttps://thewire.in/media/a-largely-upper-caste-media-is-not-good-for-indias-democracy

[3] ttps://www.firstpost.com/india/dalits-in-media-feel-the-sting-of-caste-discrimination-1029885.html

[4] "Is the BJP Using Chirag Paswan to Reduce Nitish Kumar's Clout in Bihar?". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-08-05.

[5] Son of the Dalit leader and founderand president of Ram Vilas Paswan.

[6] ttps://www.forwardpress.in/2015/02/dalits-in-indian-cinema/

[7] Zelliot, Eleanor (2010). "India's Dalits: Racism and Contemporary Change". Global Dialogue. 12 (2). Archived from the original on 2013-04-30.

[8] Scott, D.J. Walter (30 June 2014). "First transgender in Tamil Nadu gets engineering seat". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

[9] "Freedom fighter, Dalit icon: Remembering Tamil Nadu's Immanuel Sekaran". 11 September 2016.

[10] "Ashok Tanwar: Keeping promises is the biggest task". GulfNews.com. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

[11] "INDIEN : In den Staub - DER SPIEGEL 35/1979". www.spiegel.de. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[12] The Dalit who was not allowed to sit with the Upper Castes had passed Matriculation from Benaras Hindu University. From Untouchables "Chamars" to Minister of India. Jagjivan Ram :- The Dalit Leader of India ISBN Special:BookSources/81-7041-496-2 by S.R, Bakshi-https://books.google.com/books?id=n9td-jPgcIwC&pg=PP1&dq=Jagjivan+Ram#v=onepage&q=&f=false, published 1992.

[13] "Kejriwal to visit BSP founder Kanshi Ram's family". Hindustan Times. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[Hegde_2015-14] Hegde, Sanjay (14 April 2015). "There were some Dalit leaders like B. Shyam Sunder, who vociferously said: "We are not Hindus, we have nothing to do with the Hindu caste system, yet we have been included among them by them and for them."". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[15] "Dalits' dream of Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 9 May 2016.

[16] "'Ram Vilas Dalit face wherever you go, Jitan Ram Manjhi can be Mahadalit face'". The Indian Express. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[17] DelhiAugust 5, Krishna Kumar New; August 6, 2012UPDATED:; Ist, 2012 08:47. "Family retainer with Dalit card". India Today. Retrieved 2020-08-04.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[18] "KAMATIPURA (poem) - Namdeo Dhasal - India - Poetry International". www.poetryinternationalweb.net. Retrieved 2017-07-09.

[19] Samos, Sumeet (2017-10-22). "Rapper Sumeet Samos Narrates A Short Story of Caste Based Institutional Discrimination In JNU - The Companion". The Companion. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

[20] "Church hierarchy accused of ignoring attack on Dalit bishop". ucanews.com.

[21] "India's First Dalit Archbishop Holds 'No Grudge' Over Predecessor's Attack". ChristianityToday.com.

[22] Zelliot, Eleanor (2008). "Cokhamela, His Family and the Marathi Tradition". In Aktor, Mikael (ed.). From Stigma to Assertion: Untouchability, Identity & Politics in Early & Modern India. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 86. ISBN 9788763507752.

[23] Guha, Ramachandra (2007). "The Heroic Struggles of the Palwankar Brothers". In Menon, Dilip K. (ed.). Cultural History of Modern India. Bergahn Books.