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Why did Ambedkar not want DNTs to vote?

A new talk series led by scholars and activists attempts to dissect the veteran social reformer’s complex views on the De-notified Tribes and adivasis of India

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Filmmaker Dakxin Bajrange has been using art and theatre to shed light on the Chhara community, a De-notified Tribe branded as criminal by the British. File pic

Filmmaker Dakxin Bajrange has been using art and theatre to shed light on the Chhara community, a De-notified Tribe branded as criminal by the British. File pic

Activism has always been at the forefront of the work of filmmaker-playwright-director Dakxin Bajrange. For someone who has used theatre and art to fight the stigma that the Chhara community—a De-notified Tribe (DNT) from the western part of India, which he belongs to—has faced, the conversations, he admits, need to continue.

This time around, Bajrange who is an honorary member of the National Advisory of Rashtra Seva Dal, headed by veteran Padma Shri-award winning tribal activist and linguist Dr Ganesh Devy, is leading a new talk series. It is about Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s views on the De-notified Tribes (branded as criminal by the British) and the adivasis.

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