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People talking shit bout Dr B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, he did not work 'only for Dalits'. Here are some of his works to enlighten your minds..
#AmbedkarJayanti 1/n
A. Hindu Code Bill.
He fought for three years to get the comprehensive Hindu Code Bill passed which gave several important rights to women.He resigned from his post of the first law minister of India when the comprehensive Hindu Code Bill was dropped bythe Indian parliament.
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Some of the key features of this bill were:

i) Women could now inherit family property, permitting divorce and adoption of girls
ii) The code gave both men and women the right to divorce if the marriage was untenable.
iii) Widows and divorcees were given the right to remarry.3/n
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How to be an ally to Dalit rights in India instead of performing allyship, a short 🧵 As a savarna woman academic, I have found myself ill-equipped in showing solidarity to annihilation-of-caste movements. My approach to doing better has been research+listen+amplify Dalit voices.
Here are some readings/movements that have been educational to me, given my own intellectual interests and political commitments.

Safai Karamchari Andolan is a Dalit-led organisation that works to end manual scavenging, a caste-based occupation safaikarmachariandolan.org/crisis
This list in @thecaravanindia of Dalit writing is an excellent starting place to educate oneself: caravanmagazine.in/books/twelve-b…
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இது சுரண்டப்படும், ஒடுக்கப்படும் மக்கள் தங்களுடைய நம்பிக்கை நாயகனுக்கு அஞ்சலி செலுத்தவும், தங்களுக்கான சுய மரியாதையைத் தேடியும் ஒன்று கூடும் அசரவைக்கும் சங்கமம்.

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"நாங்க இங்க பாபாசாகேப் மேலே உள்ள பாசத்தால வந்திருக்கோம். நாட்டுக்கு பல நல்ல காரியங்களை அவர் செய்ஞ்சாரு. வேறு யாரும் செய்ய முடியாததை எல்லாம் சாதிச்சு காமிச்சாரு." என்கிறார் லீலாபாய்.
'இந்தத் திருவிழாவை பாக்க தான் ஊரில இருந்து வந்தேன்' என்கிறவர், அங்கே நிலவும் பரபரப்பை சுட்டிக்காட்டி, ' இங்க நான் பாபாசாகேப் அம்பேத்கரை நினைச்சிக்கிட்டு மகிழ்ச்சியா இருக்கேன்' என்கிறார்.
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"I grew up seeing my mom doing all the work on her own. From going to the office, to a bank, to market, to getting things fixed in the house, taking care of her old parents, getting to learn how to drive a car at the age of 50, and much more." - @elite_dalit. #TheyInspireMe
Today for #DalitHistoryMonth, meet Kusum Chauhan, a 'catalyst and a facilitator for countless women around her.' #TheyInspireMe
My mom was 5 years old when she came to Delhi along with her mother & siblings. After securing a small paid job and a decent shared-shelter in Delhi, my grandfather brought them here from a village of Western #UttarPradesh. #TheyInspireMe
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"Fed up of people calling her 'untouchable', one day, she touched everyone in her class and ran away from the school." Today, for #DalitHistoryMonth, meet the coolest Dadi (grandmother) on this planet! - Divya Malhari (@e3186f293e9c4e4) #TheyInspireMe
My aayi (grandmother), Shivabai was born in Honnutagi, Bijapur district of North Karnataka. She was given away as a devadasi to the village deity and very soon, her maternal uncle brought her back home and married her because his wife had just passed away. #TheyInspireMe
Despite being a first-generation learner, she was the brightest student in the class and was very angry when people called her an "untouchable", keeping her away from the rest of the class. #TheyInspireMe #DalitHistoryMonth
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This #DalitHistoryMonth, meet Sunita Kureel, a first-generation learner who fought all odds to achieve her dreams and became the first person in her entire family to graduate and become a government employee at the age of 19! - Pranjali Kureel #TheyInspireMe #DalitHistoryMonth
To escape caste-based slavery, her father had fled his home, situated in a small village in Uttar Pradesh to find work in Delhi, with almost no resources and contacts. After setting up a small business of stitching bags, he got married. #TheyInspireMe #DalitHistoryMonth
On 28 Dec 1971, she was born- second of the four daughters. She was a bright student in school who wanted to study mathematics but was forced to take up Arts. She still went on and passed the school, only to be told by her parents that they cannot afford to send her to college.
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