Paul Diwakar
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Sri N.Paul Divakar is a Rights Activist. At present, he is the Convenor of National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) based in New Delhi. He was formerly the General Secretary of the Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union
Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union
The Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union is a Dalit-Bahujan civil rights organization locally coordinated from Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, South India.-Origins:The name "Dalit" refers to a group of people traditionally regarded as low caste...

, a Dalit-Bahujan rights organisation in Andhra Pradesh.

His background

Sri Divakar is an MSW
MSW
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 from the Madras School of Social Work http://learning.indiatimes.com/campus/pages/morecolleges/msswpro.htm in Chennai.

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 serves as the Convenor of NCDHR. Plight of the Dalit-Bahujans is brought forth at various fora around the globe.

Personal History

Mr. Paul was brought up in Church tradition. His father was Rt.Rev.N.D.Ananda Rao Samuel whose name is known in theological and priestly circles across India. His mother's name was Smt.Florence belonging to Guntur. Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam is a city and a special grade municipality in the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south east of state capital, Hyderabad.-History:...

 was the ancestral town of Mr.Paul.

The Rt.Rev. N.D. Ananda Rao Samuel was a Pastor, a Theological Teacher, a Bishop and a Moderator of the Church of South India
Church of South India
The Church of South India is the successor of the Church of England in India. It came into being in 1947 as a union of Anglican and Protestant churches in South India. With a membership of over 3.8 million, it is India's second largest Christian church after the Roman Catholic Church in India...

. He was also a member of the Board of Governors of Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad.

External links

  • http://www.sacw.net/FreeExpAndFundos/LettoPresdefendNAli.html
  • http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/07/12/stories/0412403w.htm
  • http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/08/24/stories/0224000j.htm
  • http://www.ambedkar.org/News/Interviewwith.htm
  • http://www.wsfindia.org/IOC_list.php
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