Kanshi Ram

Kanshi Ram

male, deceased (2006)
Kanshi Ram was an Indian politician of Dalit Sikh background. He founded the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a political party with the stated goal of...
B. R. Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar

male, deceased (1956)
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a Buddhist revivalist, Indian jurist, scholar and Bahujan political leader who is the chief architect of the Indian...
Ram Vilas Paswan

Ram Vilas Paswan

male, 63 years old
Ram Vilas Paswan (born 5 July, 1946) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Hajipur constituency of Bihar and is president...
K. R. Narayanan

K. R. Narayanan

male, deceased (2005)
Kocheril Raman Narayanan (Malayalam: കോച്ചേരില്‍ രാമന്‍ നാരായണന്‍; 4 February 1921 - 9 November 2005), also known as K. R. Narayanan, was t...
Udit Raj

Udit Raj

male, 51 years old
Udit Raj (born Ram Raj 1st January 1958, Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh) was born into a low caste Hindu family, and studied for BA at Allahabad...

John Dayal

male
John Dayal, (New Delhi, Oct. 2, 1948 -) is an Indian Christian activist and campaigner for Dalit rights. Formerly a journalist with the Delhi...
Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti

female, 50 years old
Uma Bharti (born May 3, 1959, Madhya Pradesh, India), is an Indian politician. She was born into a religious Lodhi Rajput family and from a very...

K. G. Balakrishnan

male, 64 years old
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan ("Malayalam language": കൊനകുപ്പക്കാട്ടില്‍ ഗോപിനാഥന്‍ ബാലകൃഷ്ണന്‍, b. at Thalayol...
Ruth Manorama

Ruth Manorama

female, 45 years old
Ruth Manorama(1964) is widely known in India for her contributions in mainstreaming Dalit issues, especially the precarious situation of Dalit...
Gail Omvedt

Gail Omvedt

female
Dr. Gail Omvedt is an American born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist. Omvedt has been involved in Dalit and anti-caste...