List of Dalits
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Following are notable Dalit people.
Contents
Politics
- B. R. Ambedkar
- K. R. Narayanan, Former President of India
- Mayawati, four time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- Kanshi Ram, Founder of Bahujan Samaj Party
- B. Shyam Sunder, dalit leader[1] and founder Bharatiya Bhim Sena
- Damodaram Sanjivayya - 2nd Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh(1960–1962) and also the first dalit Chief Minister of a state in India and first dalit President of Indian National Congress party(1962))
- Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha, Former Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Former Union Minister of Railways
- Meira Kumar, Ex.Speaker of Indian Parliament
- Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986), first Labour Minister of India, former Defence Minister of India, former Agriculture Minister of India]], former Deputy Prime Minister of India and father of Meira Kumar
- G. Parameshwara, Present Karnataka State Congress Party (KPCC) President & Home minister of Karnataka State & Joint Secretary to Siddhartha Group of Educational Institutions.
- K H Muniyappa, 6 times Member of parliament (MP) of Kolar, Karnataka State & Former Central minister.
- R. Dhruvanarayana, 3 times Member of parliament (MP) of Chamaraja nagar-Mysore Karnataka from Congress party
- Selja Kumari Former minister in UPA lead congress and Rajya Sabha member Haryana from congress party
Poets
- Siddalingaiah, Kannada poet who lead movement of bandaya dalita sahitya
- Kancha llaiah, Indian academeciam , poet , writer on dalit movements in Telugu and English
- K. Satchidanandan, Malayalam critics and anti caste movement writer
Reformers and religious leaders
- Ayyankali, mahatma and reformer
- Giani Ditt Singh, started Singh Sabha Movement to bring dalits of Punjab to sikh-fold.[2]
- Bhagu, a devotee of Krishna
- Mangu Ram Mugowalia, started Ad-Dharmi movement
- Ravidas, mystic poet-saInt of the bhakti movement
Sports
- Vithal Palwankar, cricketer
- Vinod Kambli, cricketer[3]
Saints
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Business
- Rajesh Saraiya, owns a multi-national company in Ukraine, SteelMont Pvt Ltd
Milind Kamble, Entrepreneur, Founder & Chairman of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI), a civil engineer and entrepreneur.
