Over 1,500 people from Dalit and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) embraced Buddhism in a huge religious ceremony organized at Subharti University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. Founder of the university Atul Krishna and his family also participated in the ceremony and converted to Buddhism. Anam Sherwani, spokesperson of the university[Read More…]
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Una Dalit victims embrace Buddhism with 300 others
Una (Gujarat): Four Dalit youngsters, who were flogged by self-styled cow vigilantes for skinning a dead cow in Gujarat in 2016, on Sunday embraced Buddhism along with their families and about 300 others, to protest against discrimination and atrocities on them. Balubhai Sarvaiya, whose three sons and their cousin were flogged[Read More…]
Gujarat saw three-fold rise in Dalits embracing Buddhism post-Una Incident
Year after the Una incident, where four Dalits were flogged on the allegation of slaughtering a cow, Gujarat saw nearly a three-fold rise in the number of Dalits converting to Buddhism. As per the data of the Buddhist Society of India, about 1,500-1,600 Dalits have embraced Buddhism post the incident.[Read More…]
India never used me against China: Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama arrives at Bomdila
Dalai Lama arrived at Bomdila in West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday evening, marking the beginning of his nine-day visit amid the Chinese objections. He arrived by road as his chopper could not take off from Guwahati due to unpleasant weather. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and[Read More…]