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Opinion: Faith, dignity of labour and Dalit assertion

Challenging the Brahmins, Guru Ravidas wore a dhoti, janeu and tilak, which were prohibited for Dalits

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Guru Ravidas: He challenged oppression without abandoning his caste identity. PTI

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi visited Dera Sachkhand Ballan, near Jalandhar, in Punjab, on February 1 on the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Earlier, recognising the spiritual and social service of over seven decades rendered by Sant Niranjan Dass, head of the dera, the Central government conferred on him the Padma Shri on the eve of the Republic Day this year. The two instances are a testimony to the rising assertion of the Ravidassia community and its political significance. Let us take a look at the life of Guru Ravidas.

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