The Dalit Buddhist movement is a religious as well as a socio-political movement among Dalits in India which was started by B. R. Ambedkar. He reinterpreted Buddhism and created a new school of Buddhi
The Buddhist Movement for the oppressed was begun by Ambedkar when he converted with his followers in 1956 in Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.
Ambedkar delivering speech during conversion, Nagpur, 14 October 1956
Statue of B.R.Ambedkar inside Ambedkar Park, Lucknow
Deekshabhoomi Stupa in Nagpur, where Ambedkar converted to Buddhism
Dalit, also called Harijans is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represent the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold varna of the
Dalit Buddhist movement
…The Dalit Buddhist movement is a religious as well as a socio-political movement among Dalits in India which was started by B. R. Ambedkar. He reinterpreted Buddhism and created a new school of Buddhism called Navayana. The movement has sought…
A school of untouchables near Bangalore, by Lady Ottoline Morrell
Representation of the varna system hierarchy, depicting Brahmins (priests) at the highest level and Dalits (historically marginalised as untouchables, considered outside the varna system) at the lowest stratum
Dalit leaders at Bahujan Samaj Party head office
A Sikh gurdwara in Smethwick. The majority of gurdwaras in Britain are caste-based and one can indirectly inquire about a person's caste based upon which gurdwara the person attends.