Dalit Groom On Horse

Even after 75 years of Independence, Chandi village in the Bundi district of Rajasthan is one of those villages where a Dalit bridegroom could not sit on a horse as a part of his wedding ceremony.

The wedding procession of a Dalit man was taken out under police protection in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Sunday after some so called upper caste people objected to the groom sitting on a horse and threw stones, an official said.

A Dalit groom was allegedly beaten by upper caste people for riding a horse at a village in Napasar area in Rajasthan's Bikaner on Wednesday night, the police said.

A Dalit man's wedding procession was held up for a few hours allegedly by some upper caste men who were objecting to the groom riding a horse,Mansa Police said.

A Dalit groom was forced off his horse during his wedding procession last week in a small village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district. The Dalits retaliated and got 12 people from the upper castes arrested under the SC/ST Act for forcing the bridegroom to dismount.

On his wedding day, a Dalit man made the 'mistake' of riding a horse at a village in Rajasthan. His celebratory act soon got him into trouble after some villagers, apparently angered by what they assumed to be a hijack of privilege meant only for them, forced him to get off the horse

A Dalit man's bid to ride a horse-drawn carriage to his wedding - traditionally a privilege of the upper castes - almost ended in disaster at a village in Haryana. The groom's procession was attacked and the police had to be called in to ensure that the wedding take place.

Even after 75 years of Independence, Chandi village in the Bundi district of Rajasthan is one of those villages where a Dalit bridegroom could not sit on a horse as a part of his wedding ceremony.

The wedding procession of a Dalit man was taken out under police protection in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Sunday after some so called upper caste people objected to the groom sitting on a horse and threw stones, an official said.

A Dalit groom was allegedly beaten by upper caste people for riding a horse at a village in Napasar area in Rajasthan's Bikaner on Wednesday night, the police said.

A Dalit man's wedding procession was held up for a few hours allegedly by some upper caste men who were objecting to the groom riding a horse,Mansa Police said.

A Dalit groom was forced off his horse during his wedding procession last week in a small village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district. The Dalits retaliated and got 12 people from the upper castes arrested under the SC/ST Act for forcing the bridegroom to dismount.

On his wedding day, a Dalit man made the 'mistake' of riding a horse at a village in Rajasthan. His celebratory act soon got him into trouble after some villagers, apparently angered by what they assumed to be a hijack of privilege meant only for them, forced him to get off the horse

A Dalit man's bid to ride a horse-drawn carriage to his wedding - traditionally a privilege of the upper castes - almost ended in disaster at a village in Haryana. The groom's procession was attacked and the police had to be called in to ensure that the wedding take place.