Banyan tree 

Meera Devi in "Writing with Fire" (Black Ticket Films)

06 Writing With Fire (c) Black Ticket Films

B.R. Ambedkar, leader of the Dalit and the anti-caste movement 

Dalit Panther poster (Manohar magazine cover February 17, 1974)

Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone performing Pinga in "Bajirao Mastani" (2015)

Arivu in the music video for "Enjoy Enjaami"

Labor rights activist Nodeep Kaur. (Opia Films)

In celebration of Dalit’s History Month, here are some of our stories on Dalit history, culture,  politics, literature, film, and more.