Dalit Panthers denotes to a militant organization of Dalit Youth to be formed in 1972 in Maharashtra.
Its activities can be summed up as follows:
1. These groups mainly fought against the perpetual caste-based inequalities and material injustices that Dalits faced in spite of constitutional guarantees of equality and justice.
2. Dalits faced collective atrocities over minor symbolic issues of caste pride.
3. They demanded effective implementation of reservations and other such policies of social justice.
