Odisha Government bans use of 'Harijan' in official communications, directs use of 'scheduled caste' instead, enforcing OHRC ...

The Odisha government has officially prohibited the use of the term 'harijan' in any form of official communication, in ...

The Odisha government has asked all its departments, public and educational institutes and others to stop using the term ...

The Odisha government has officially banned the use of the term ‘Harijan’ in all state communications, directing departments ...

The authorities concerned are also directed to educate their staff and update existing documents and records accordingly.

Odisha bans 'harijan' term, mandates 'Scheduled Caste' in official records following OHRC order. Departments must comply and ...

BHUBANESWAR: In a significant move, the state government on Tuesday asked all its departments and offices to not use the term ...

The Punjab government has instructed all department heads to forbid the use of words ‘Harijan’ and ‘Girijan’ in official parlance and not put it anywhere in Scheduled Caste certificates.

Harijan means "Child of God", and was a term used by Mahatma Gandhi for people of Dalit caste. Young India was a weekly paper in English published by him from 1919 to 1932.

Harijan Bastis in Deoli, Lodhi Road and Vikaspuri have people living from all backgrounds and castes.“Renaming Harijan Bastis hardly change the lives of the residents,†said Umesh Kumar ...

Members of the Harijan community bring out a colourful procession from the Central Shaheed Minar, marking the 21st founding anniversary of Bangladesh Harijan Oikya Parishad yesterday. Photo: Star ...