Dalit activist Late Chhabilal Bishwakarma of Dhurkot, Syangja

It is to note with immense grief that Mr. Chhabilal Bishwakarma of Dhurkot in Syangja district of Nepal has passed away on 9th this month of October. Mr. Bishwakarma is not an unknown name in the early Dalit movement of the country. He served as the main contact in the district for national and regional matters of Dalit movement particularly during the third quarter of the 20th century. He worked and collaborated very closely with Late Mr. Riplal Bishwakarma of Palpa district, a well known Dalit leader and writer of early years.

“I am very much shocked to know the demise of Mr. Chhabi Lal Bishwokarma. He was a great hero of his time from our Dalit community.”, said a Dalit intellectual Mr. Om Prakash VK Gahatraj. “I had heard of him when I was a student. I met him many times when I was a civil servant. He was our respected leader, he travelled many places of Dalit community with our leader late Mr. Rip Lal Bishwokarma, who is known for his contribution to Dalit movement in Nepal.”

Mr. Chhabilal Bishwakarma was 84, and is survived by a large joint family. Mr. Dharam Bishwakarma, the current President of NASO Community (USA), is his youngest son.

Paying homage to the departed soul, the nepaldalitinfo expresses its heartfelt condolence to Mr. Dharam Bishwakarma and all members of the bereaved family in this great loss to his family and to the whole Dalit movement of Nepal.