On this day, 15 August 1973, the radical Dalit Panthers group organised a protest of 200 people through the streets of Mumbai. The group, formed the previous year, fought for the rights of Dalits (also known as “untouchables” in the Hindu caste system), and was inspired by the US Black Panther party.
The demonstration coincided with the 26th anniversary of Indian independence, and was entitled “Kala Swatantrya Din” – Black Independence Day, and the group declared that they “claim a close relationship with this [US Black] struggle”. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.1819457841572691/2058178984367241/?type=3
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