Paul Diwakar

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Sri N.Paul Divakar is a Dalit Christian activist.[1] At present, he is the Convenor[2] of National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) based in New Delhi. He was formerly the General Secretary of the Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union, a Dalit-Bahujan rights organisation in Andhra Pradesh.

His background

Sri Divakar is an MSW from the Madras School of Social Work in Chennai.

His concerns

Dappu

He was earlier convenor of dappu - a dalit-bahujan collective in Andhra Pradesh.

Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union

He served as the General Secretary of DBSU and continues providing leadership to those at the helm.

National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)

He served as the National Convenor of NCDHR. Plight of the Dalit-Bahujans is brought forth at various fora around the globe.

Dalit Arthik Adhikar Aandolan (NCDHR)

He serves as the General Secretary of NCDHR-DAAA. DAAA mainly focuses on Economic Rights of Dalit and working on Budget Analysis and Advocacy for implementation of Special Component Plan and Tribal Sub Plan, Caste Based Discrimination in Education and Health, Inclusion in Private Sectors and Caste Based Discrimination in Disaster Response and Preparedness.

Personal History

Mr. Paul was brought up in Church tradition. His father was Rt.Rev.N.D.Ananda Rao Samuel whose name is known in theological and priestly circles across India. His mother's name was Smt.Florence belonging to Guntur. Machilipatnam was the ancestral town of Mr.Paul.

The Rt.Rev. N.D. Ananda Rao Samuel was a Pastor, a Theological Teacher, a Bishop and a Moderator of the Church of South India. He was also a member of the Board of Governors of Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad.

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Notes
  1. ↑ World Conference Against Racism, Geneva, May 2000. Internet, accessed June 30, 2008.
  2. ↑ National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights Web Site. Internet, accessed June 30, 2008.
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