History headline: The rise, dissolution of Panthers | The Indian Express

History headline: The rise, dissolution of Panthers | The Indian Express

Updated: July 21, 2019 2:15:46 am

History headline: The rise, dissolution of Panthers

Inspired by the Black Panthers movement for civil rights and against racism, writer-poets J V Pawar and Namdeo Dhasal decided to form the Dalit Panthers, and immediately called for a boycott of the 25th Independence Day revelry, calling it a ‘Black Independence Day’.

Cover of Saptahik Manohar (February 1974) depicting a cricket match

(Written by Subodh More)