Unveiling Dalit Voice Web Portal
Dalit Voice was a political magazine based in Bangalore, India, known for its forthright advocacy on behalf of persecuted nationalities denied human rights. Founded in 1981 by VT Rajshekar, a former journalist with the Indian Express, Dalit Voice became the largest circulated Dalit journal in India.
‘Unveiling Dalit Voice Web Portal’ was a meet of journalists, activists, development professionals, politicians and academics working in the field of Dalit rights and empowerment of marginalized communities. This included several people whose work has been influenced by VTR. Speakers such as Dr. Selvaraj A from Indian Social Institute, Salil Shetty from Harvard University, Amrita Shetty from the Dalit Voice, Paul Divakar N from Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent, Ashok Bharati from NACDAOR, Beena Pallical from NCDHR, Jasbir Singh Dhody from the Bengaluru Gurudwara Sabha, Prakash Rathod a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, Corrine Kumar from CIEDS Collective, Ruth Manorama winner of the National Federation of Dalit Women & Rights Livelihood Award, Kancha Iliah Shepherd an OBC Scholar, Sukhdeo Thorat from the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Annie Namala from the Centre for Social Equity & Inclusion, Gopinath from BSP, Basavaraj from the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and Umar Farooq from the Hub Foundation spoke about the importance of VTR’s work even in today’s context.