List of Dalits
Following are notable Dalit people.
Politics
- B. R. Ambedkar
- K. R. Narayanan, Former President of India
- Mayawati, four time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- Kanshi Ram, Founder of Bahujan Samaj Party[1]
- B. Shyam Sunder, dalit leader[2] and founder Bharatiya Bhim Sena
Reformers and religious leaders
- Ayyankali, mahatma and reformer
- Giani Ditt Singh, started Singh Sabha Movement to bring dalits of Punjab to sikh-fold.[3]
- Bhagu, a devotee of Krishna
- Mangu Ram Mugowalia, started Ad-Dharmi movement
Sports
- Vithal Palwankar, cricketer
- Vinod Kambli, cricketer[4]
Saints
Main article: Dalit saints of Hinduism
Other
References
- ↑ "Kanshi Ram instrumental in making of dalit history".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Singh, R. B. (28 August 2015). "Scheduled Caste Welfare". Google Books. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Being Dalit is a crime in Indian cricket". thatscricket.com (in Latin). 16 July 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
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