Raja Dhale’s words and work stirred sleeping souls, gave expression to simmering Dalit anger | The Indian Express

Raja Dhale’s words and work stirred sleeping souls, gave expression to simmering Dalit anger | The Indian Express

Written by Suraj Yengde |Updated: July 18, 2019 8:38:29 am

This writer is with the department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.

Raja Dhale’s words and work stirred sleeping souls, gave expression to simmering Dalit anger

Dhale’s early Dalit Panthers phase is nectar for the contemporary radical Dalit consciousness. In spite of the voluminous contribution, Panthers like Dhale and others could not get a chance to personally connect with other revolutionaries like the Black Panthers or the global workers’ movement in their lifetime.

Raja Dhale

Raja Dhale died on July 16 in Mumbai due to a heart attack, his family reported. He was 78 years old.