Dalit groom takes out wedding procession in UP’s Kasganj to defy caste prejudice
6 years, 8 months ago

Dalit groom takes out wedding procession in UP’s Kasganj to defy caste prejudice

Hindustan Times  

“Today, I have become a cabinet minister.” Sanjay Jatav, 27, was in raptures as he led his wedding procession through Nizampur village, passing upper caste neighbourhoods, capping six months of struggle to become the first Dalit man to do so. Sanjay Jatav’s wedding procession passed through Nizampur village to the bride’s house in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj, near Aligarh, on Sunday. Flanked by rice fields on either side, the village of about 100 households in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district became the unlikely site of resistance in February after Jatav announced his intention of routing his ‘baraat’ through his bride’s village - a common practice among upper castes. Thakur families watched Jatav’s grand procession — featuring police escorts, a DJ cart and breathless villagers dancing around the buggy — perched on their rooftops, exchanging details of the wedding arrangement.

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Dalit Groom's Baraat 'Attacked' In Bulandshahr Over Playing Music, 5 Arrested
1 month ago

Dalit Groom's Baraat 'Attacked' In Bulandshahr Over Playing Music, 5 Arrested

ABP News  

A Dalit man's baraat was attacked by upper caste men in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr for passing through their locality and playing DJ music, said the police on Friday. Around 40 men from the Thakur community stopped the wedding procession hurling casteist slurs and pulled the groom off the horse, reported The Times of India. Dozens of people from the Thakur …

Ghaziabad: Hindu wedding procession attacked by Muslim youth, women molested
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ghaziabad: Hindu wedding procession attacked by Muslim youth, women molested

Op India  

On Sunday, some Muslim youths reportedly attacked the wedding procession of a Hindu man in the Loni area of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district. The attackers identified as Abdul, Tahir, Hasnain, Junaid, Sajid, Usman and his brother Ehsan forcibly entered the Baraat when the Hindu Dalit groom’s family were dancing to the DJ music. It all started after a group of …

Band baaja baraat but no bride in Himachal’s Una
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Band baaja baraat but no bride in Himachal’s Una

Hindustan Times  

A bridegroom along with his 90-member baraat arrived at Singa village in Haroli sub division of Una district in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday only to be told that there was no bride or trace of her house. Police interacting with members of the groom’s baraat at Singa village in Haroli sub division of Una district in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. …

Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant pre-wedding festivities: An unique wardrobe plan for guests
1 year, 1 month ago

Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant pre-wedding festivities: An unique wardrobe plan for guests

Firstpost  

While the wedding is set to place on 12th July, the pre-wedding festivities of the couple will mark the attendance of all the influential personalities across the globe The pre-wedding festivities of Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant and Viren Merchant’s daughter Radhika are set to take place from 1st to 3rd March at Jamnagar, Gujarat. While the wedding is set to …

Rajasthan: Village council ostracises family for wedding procession of brides
1 year, 11 months ago

Rajasthan: Village council ostracises family for wedding procession of brides

Hindustan Times  

A Dalit village council has ostracised a family and fined it ₹50,000 for organising wedding procession of two brides in Rajasthan’s Barmer, saying it was against their custom. Police said they were probing the matter Shankar Meghwal, the head of the family, said they have filed a police complaint against the village council. “We organised the wedding procession of my …

Rajasthan: Dalit community's wedding procession attacked by a Muslim mob, Dr Ambedkar's portrait trampled
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: Dalit community's wedding procession attacked by a Muslim mob, Dr Ambedkar's portrait trampled

Op India  

On Tuesday, February 21, an agitated Muslim mob reportedly assaulted the wedding procession of a Dalit youth in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur. 4/1 थाना कामा क्षेत्र के गांव सबलाना में दलित समुदाय की बरात की चढ़ाई के दौरान गांव के लोगों द्वारा बारातियों के साथ की गई मारपीट के संबंध में sc-st व अन्य सुसंगत धाराओं में प्रकरण दर्ज कर प्रभावी कार्रवाई …

Dalit Family in UP Gets Police Protection After Higher Castes Threaten Wedding
2 years, 1 month ago

Dalit Family in UP Gets Police Protection After Higher Castes Threaten Wedding

The Quint  

Police force was deployed in the Ghugahiya village in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district on Tuesday, 7 February, after higher caste villagers threatened to obstruct a Dalit family's wedding procession. The wedding took place in the presence of 27 police officers who patrolled the area while drones kept a watch from above. The bride's parents, Rishipal Valmiki and Sheela Devi, had …

In U.P., Dalit girl’s marriage takes place under police protection
2 years, 2 months ago

In U.P., Dalit girl’s marriage takes place under police protection

The Hindu  

The marriage of a Dalit girl in the Kanchpura locality under Raja ka Rampur police station in Etah district took place on Sunday under heavy police deployment after alleged stone-pelting on the Dalit colony by upper caste men triggered tension. The issue started on January 12 when two relatives of Rajendra Kumar Valmiki, in whose family the marriage function is …

Gujarat: Dalit bride arrives on elephant at her pre-wedding celebrations
2 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat: Dalit bride arrives on elephant at her pre-wedding celebrations

India TV News  

Years ago, Natu Parmar could not fulfil his dream of arriving on a horse at his marriage due to the fear of negative reaction from the upper castes people of his village. This Friday, he not just fulfilled his promise but went one step further by making his 23-year-old daughter Bharti take out her pre-wedding procession sitting on an elephant. …

In Rajasthan, Dalit IPS officer’s wedding procession held under police watch
3 years, 1 month ago

In Rajasthan, Dalit IPS officer’s wedding procession held under police watch

Hindustan Times  

When he was younger, 26-year-old Sunil Kumar Dhanwanta was passionate about equal rights and started an organisation called the “Yuva Manch” in his village of Surajpura in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. A Dalit IPS officer’s wedding procession was held under police watch in Rajasthan on Friday. “When my aunt got married in 2001, the groom was beaten by upper caste …

Two Dalit grooms, two states, two fates: One attacked for riding horse and other trots into history
3 years, 2 months ago

Two Dalit grooms, two states, two fates: One attacked for riding horse and other trots into history

India Today  

In Rajasthan's Bundi district, Shreeram Meghwal became the first Dalit groom in Chadi village to ride a horse to his wedding. Read: Over 60 cops accompany Dalit groom's wedding party in Gujarat's Sabarkantha In Rajasthan, villagers and the police took it upon themselves to make Shreeram Meghwal and his family feel safe when the groom rode a mare to his …

Atrocities on Dalits in Uttar Pradesh for inter-caste marriages
4 years, 3 months ago

Atrocities on Dalits in Uttar Pradesh for inter-caste marriages

The Hindu  

THE Uttar Pradesh government, which sees inter-religious marriages with suspicion, encourages inter-caste marriages. They also allege that the police resort to strong-arm tactics when a Dalit is responsible for violence and are slow to respond when an upper caste man is guilty of violence. Such painful incidents taking place regularly in UP prove that ‘jungle raj’ prevails here.” In 2019, …

Caste discrimination in MP: Wedding processions, sitting in front of 'upper caste' members among recent causes for social boycott of Dalits
5 years, 7 months ago

Caste discrimination in MP: Wedding processions, sitting in front of 'upper caste' members among recent causes for social boycott of Dalits

Firstpost  

An activist said that even if Dalits try to break discriminatory social norms, there are harsh consequences that follow. On 14 May, members of upper castes boycotted Dalits of Kundi Kheda village of Mahidpur tehsil in Ujjain district, after a Dalit youth’s wedding procession was taken out for the first time in the village. The next day, Savarna Samaj, an …

Local Muslims attack Dalit wedding procession in Dewas district of MP, Section 144 imposed after 1 killed in the attack
5 years, 9 months ago

Local Muslims attack Dalit wedding procession in Dewas district of MP, Section 144 imposed after 1 killed in the attack

Op India  

On Wednesday, a group of local Muslims attacked a Dalit wedding procession in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh. The wedding procession of Shaktiman, who is from Awalataj village of Dewas district, was on its way to the bride’s home. He was actually trying to understand the reason behind their anger, but they appeared in no mood to heed his …

Communal tensions in MP village after Muslims attack Dalit wedding procession; Dewas authorities imposes Section 144
5 years, 9 months ago

Communal tensions in MP village after Muslims attack Dalit wedding procession; Dewas authorities imposes Section 144

Firstpost  

The alleged attack in Dewas was so aggressive that the person who died was killed on the spot after a large stone hit him on the head. So a few of us approached the cops for help,” said Rajesh Malviya, a resident of Shujalpur who was part of the procession and sustained injuries in the attack. He was actually trying …

Fear of wrath of upper caste makes dreams of Dalit grooms to ride a mare on wedding day a nightmare in Gujarat
5 years, 10 months ago

Fear of wrath of upper caste makes dreams of Dalit grooms to ride a mare on wedding day a nightmare in Gujarat

Firstpost  

Dalit civil society groups including Navsarjan and also Mevani organised a meeting to tackle discrimination being faced by Dalits on 22 May, 2019 in Lhor village in Kadi taluka. Dalit grooms who are riding a mare in their wedding processions are angering the upper and other dominant castes, which in turn is creating caste conflicts and also leading to boycotts. …

Gujarat: Dalit man offers prayer at local temple, upper caste members hold-off his wedding procession
5 years, 10 months ago

Gujarat: Dalit man offers prayer at local temple, upper caste members hold-off his wedding procession

India TV News  

The wedding procession of a Dalit bridegroom at a village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat had to be provided police cover on Sunday after members of the Thakor community objected to him offering prayers at a local temple. Anil Rathod's family had sought police protection after elders of Sitvada village, belonging to the Thakor community, had objected on Saturday to …

Dalit policeman's wedding procession attacked in Rajasthan's Dugar village; Rajput men behind ambush, claims groom
6 years, 1 month ago

Dalit policeman's wedding procession attacked in Rajasthan's Dugar village; Rajput men behind ambush, claims groom

Firstpost  

A Dalit police personnel’s wedding procession was allegedly attacked on Saturday in Dugar village of Rajasthan. Jodhpur: A Dalit police personnel’s wedding procession was allegedly attacked on Saturday in Dugar village of Rajasthan. The groom, Sawai Ram informed that the attack took place when his wedding procession was about to enter Dugar village. When people tried to stop the Rajput …

'Marriage procession without groom': Rajnath Singh mocks Congress for not annoucing Rajasthan CM candidate
6 years, 4 months ago

'Marriage procession without groom': Rajnath Singh mocks Congress for not annoucing Rajasthan CM candidate

Firstpost  

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Congress party and said that the Congress has not declared a chief minister candidate for the state, because they know that their party will definitely lose if they do so. Rajasthan: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday launched a blistering attack on the Congress party and …

Watch: Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh defies decades of prejudice by taking out baraat in Thakur-dominated Nizampur village
6 years, 8 months ago

Watch: Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh defies decades of prejudice by taking out baraat in Thakur-dominated Nizampur village

Firstpost  

Sanjay Jatav on Sunday became the first Dalit man in decades to take a wedding procession through Nizampur village in Uttar Pradesh. Sanjay Jatav, a 27-year-old block development council member of Basai Babas village in Hathras district, on Sunday became the first Dalit man in decades to take a wedding procession through Nizampur village in Uttar Pradesh. His decision to …

Thakur-dominated Uttar Pradesh village witnesses first-ever Dalit baraat: Sanjay Jatav sought permission 3 months ago
6 years, 8 months ago

Thakur-dominated Uttar Pradesh village witnesses first-ever Dalit baraat: Sanjay Jatav sought permission 3 months ago

Firstpost  

A Dalit groom, who has been struggling for the past six months to take out his wedding procession in his village which is Thakur-dominated, was finally able to do it on Sunday. Sanjay Jatav, a 27-year-old block development council member of Basai Babas village in Hathras district, became the first Dalit man to take a wedding procession through Nizampur village …

Dalits thrashed for taking out pre-wedding procession at Rajasthan's Bhilwara
6 years, 10 months ago

Dalits thrashed for taking out pre-wedding procession at Rajasthan's Bhilwara

India Today  

In a shocking incident, members of the Dalit community were thrashed badly and prevented from taking out Bindoli in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district. The incident took place in Bhilwara's Kareda area where members of a particular caste, enraged over the pre-wedding procession of the Dalits, involving groom moving atop a horse, attacked people who were travelling as a part of the …

Rajahmundry: Groom dressed as bride takes part in procession
7 years, 4 months ago

Rajahmundry: Groom dressed as bride takes part in procession

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: A groom dressed as a bride, a day before his marriage, was part of the procession riding on a cart pulled by two horses. He offered puja to the family’s favourite deities of Muthyalamma and Challalamma temple expecting good as a family custom at Jagannadhapuram village of Tadepalligudem mandal in West Godavari on Wednesday. The family belongs to the …

In Bihar, jail threat triggers rethink in groom who called off wedding on whim
7 years, 9 months ago

In Bihar, jail threat triggers rethink in groom who called off wedding on whim

Hindustan Times  

In Bihar, the threat of confinement in jail appears to work wonders on those walking out of a wedding! Veiled bride Gita Kumari taking wedding vows with ‘reluctant’ groom Anil Kumar in Bhojpur on Tuesday. On Tuesday, it took the threat of police case and jail to convince a whimsical groom in Bhojpur district of south central Bihar to agree …

Stones pelted on Dalit groom for riding horse in procession | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Stones pelted on Dalit groom for riding horse in procession | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Ratlam: A Dalit groom had to don a helmet during his marriage procession as upper caste locals opposed to the idea of the groom riding a horse pelted stones at him and also took away the animal. The incident took place on May 10 night at Negrun village under Taal Police station area in the district causing injuries to at …

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