Enraged by the boycott diktats and violent objections to dalits riding horses in north Gujarat, as many as 11 grooms of the community will ride horses in a mass marriage to be held in Dhoraji town, 80 km from Rajkot, on Sunday.
The organizers of the mass marriage said they want to give out a loud and clear message that such unwritten diktats that ban the community from the pleasures of a simple social ritual won’t be tolerated. The 11 bridegrooms will tie the nuptial knots in a mass marriage organized by dalit organizations — Dhoraji Meghval Samaj and Rashtriya Dalit Mahasangh.
Enraged by the boycott diktats and violent objections to dalits riding horses in north Gujarat, as many as 11 grooms of the community will ride horses in a mass marriage to be held in Dhoraji town, 80 km from Rajkot, on Sunday.
The organizers of the mass marriage said they want to give out a loud and clear message that such unwritten diktats that ban the community from the pleasures of a simple social ritual won’t be tolerated. The 11 bridegrooms will tie the nuptial knots in a mass marriage organized by dalit organizations — Dhoraji Meghval Samaj and Rashtriya Dalit Mahasangh.