Name Paul Diwakar | Role Civil rights activist | |
Sri N.Paul Divakar is a Dalit activist. At present, he is the General Secretary of National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) based in New Delhi. He was formerly the General Secretary of the Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union, a Dalit-Bahujan rights organisation in Andhra Pradesh.
Contents
- His background
- Dappu
- Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union
- National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights NCDHR
- Dalit Arthik Adhikar Aandolan NCDHR
- Personal History
- References
His background
Sri Divakar is an MSW from the Madras School of Social Work [3] in Chennai.
Dappu
He was earlier convenor of dappu - a dalit-bahujan collective in Andhra Pradesh.
Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union
He served as the General Secretary of DBSU and continues providing leadership to those at the helm.
National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR)
He served as the National Convenor of NCDHR. Plight of the Dalit-Bahujans is brought forth at various fora around the globe.
Dalit Arthik Adhikar Aandolan (NCDHR)
He serves as the General Secretary of NCDHR-DAAA. DAAA mainly focuses on Economic Rights of Dalit and working on Budget Analysis and Advocacy for implementation of Special Component Plan and Tribal Sub Plan, Caste Based Discrimination in Education and Health, Inclusion in Private Sectors and Caste Based Discrimination in Disaster Response and Preparedness.
Personal History
Mr. Divakar is the son of Rt.Rev.Dr. N.D.Ananda Rao Samuel a Bishop and a Moderator of the Church of South India. His mother's name was Smt. Flora Manjula also stood for and supported the cause of the poor.