Category: Activities

Anti-Caste Teach in Seminar organised by Cambridge Majlis

Anti-Caste Teach in Seminar organised by Cambridge Majlis Fisher Building, St John’s College, Cambridge University Saturday, 3rd February 2024 By Sat Pal Muman, Caste Watch UK Thank you for inviting me. I would like to extend special thanks to Cambridge Majlis for the opportunity. In particular, I wish to thank Ananya who connected with me to […]

VIGIL for Indian Democracy

VIGIL for Indian Democracy By Sat Pal Muman Sunday, 5th May 2024, Parliament Square Dear Friends I stand in solidarity with all of you that have gathered here today, in Parliament Square, Outside the Houses of British Parliament Building to highlight our concerns of the rise of Hindu Nationalism and its threat to Indian democracy. Emboldened […]

Ambedkar International Mission, London; celebration of Dhamma Deeksha Day at the Indian Buddhists Cultural Centre in London.

Buddha Sāsanassa Paṭisandhāna Divasa; (बुद्ध सासनस्स पटिसंधान दिवस).. also known as Dhamma Dīksha Diwas, falls on 14th October each year and marks the day when Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism at a historic ceremony held in Nagpur, India, in 1956. This day marks the beginning of the Indian Buddhist Revival Movement, setting in motion the wheel of Dhamma […]

PRESS RELEASE-VIGIL FOR DEMOCRACY IN INDIA

PRESS RELEASE 16 leading Indian diaspora organisations hold ‘Vigil for Democracy in India’ in London’s Parliament Square on Sunday 5 May With India in the middle of its most crucial election since independence in 1947 fifteen of UK’s most important Indian diaspora organisations are holding a Vigil for Democracy in India to express their deep […]

Press releases from High Commission of India’s journal. References to “Prabuddha Bharat” and its connection to Ramakrishna Mission and Swami Vivekananda are made, not to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Open letter to the Hon’ble Droupadi Murmu, President of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan, by the Indian diaspora and women’s rights activists

Open letter to the Hon’ble Droupadi Murmu, President of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rajpath, Raisina Hill, New Delhi 110004, India Your excellency, As members of the Indian diaspora and as women’s rights activists, we are writing to you to express our deep anguish about the current situation in India. We urge you to take immediate action […]

Diaspora groups, feminist organisations and MPs protest attacks on minority women and ethnic cleansing on Indian Independence Day

PRESS RELEASE:  London, 15 August 2023 Diaspora groups, feminist organisations and MPs protest attacks on minority women and ethnic cleansing on Indian Independence Day At least eleven of the UK’s leading Indian diaspora groups, including diaspora organisations from Manipur, alongside several key feminist organisations, and a number of MPs, came together in London on India’s […]

Speech by Satpal Muman on Global Ambedkarites celebration of 132nd Birth Anniversary of Babasaheb Dr Ambedkar in London

Global Ambedkar Jayanti 2023 Villiers High School, Southall, London Borough of Ealing Speech by Satpal Muman Honourable Worshipful Mayor of Ealing, Mahinder Midda Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the contribution all those who made efforts to organise this event under the banner of Global Ambedkar Jayanti 2023.  Namely, Mr Rana Kailey, Mr Balram Sidhu, […]

Press release by Caste Watch UK, regarding the trial of Mr Amrik Singh Bajwa (4th April)

4 th April 2023 Man sentenced for posting casteist offensive message online A man has been given 18 weeks custodial sentence after posting casteist offensive message on social media.  He was arrested following a Thames Valley Police investigation and was charged with an offence contrary to section 127(1)(a) and (3) of the Communications Act 2003 […]

LETTER SENT BY CASTE WATCH UK REGARDING THE CASTEIST VIDEO BY MR AMRIK SINGH BAJWA

Superintendent of Police  Police Station  Windsor Road  Slough  SL1 2HH CC tan.dhesi.mp@parliament.uk  Date 19th July 2022 Dear Sir/Madam, Subject: Caste Based Hatred and Abuse Reference: Amrik Singh Bajwa, resident of 96 Bowyer Drive, Chippenham, Slough, Berkshire SL1 5EQ I write to you to make you aware of Caste based hatred video that is circulating on […]