Dalitstan.org

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Dalitstan.org
Hindi
URLdalitstan.org
CommercialNo
Launched1999
Current statusOffline

Dalitstan.org was a

11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings.[2]

The website claimed to be run by Dalitstan, a "Human Rights Organization working for the Upliftment of Dalits, the

Dalits
".

Claims and counter-claims

The website claimed that the Dalits were the original people of India who created the

Aryan invaders who enslaved them.[6]

Dibyesh Anand of the University of Westminster described Dalitstan.org as a Dalit nationalist group that also acted as a forum for anti-India Christian and Muslim advocacy.[7]

Blocked by the Indian government

Dalitistan.org was among the 18 websites that were blocked in India by the

11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings.[2]

History of domain

The website was launched in 1999, with the domain registered by Helen Heklund, with an address in Granbury, Texas. The website was taken down sometime after May 2006.[8] The domain registration lapsed, and was subsequently purchased by an unrelated party.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-230-36263-5
    .
  2. ^ a b "Govt blocks 18 sites to check hate messages". The Times of India. 2006-07-19. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27.
  3. ISBN 978-1-56549-270-7
    .
  4. About.com. Archived
    from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Harper, Douglas. "-stan". Online Etymology Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  6. ISBN 978-1-4381-0825-4
    .
  7. ISBN 978-0230603851
    .
  8. ^ "Archived Results from Jan 01, 1996 - latest for dalitstan.org". Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2006-05-10.

External links

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