“Mandir wahi banayenge!” Same slogan but not from Ayodhya and and not the Ram Mandir either. This slogan was raised at a protest in Delhi in factover the demolition of Ravidas Mandir in the Tughlakabad forest area earlier in August.

Our listeners from Delhi will know the size of the Dalit march as protestors moved from Ramlila Maidan to Tughlaqabad on 22 August, Wednesday evening, but for those who are not in the loop, in this episode of The Big Story we talk about this Dalit protest which spilled over from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh into the streets of Delhi over the demolition of a temple of Sant Ravidas who is revered by the Dalit community.

Why was Sant Ravidas’ temple demolished? What are the protesters demanding and most importantly what are the political implications of this protest? Tune in to The Big Story for more!

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