Initially attracting attention in Andhra Pradesh, by then it was also being viewed by significant numbers in the states of Kerala and West Bengal, and was gaining viewers elsewhere in India and worldwide.
The channel's page carried a notice that this was due to concerns about copyright infringement, although Ravichandran claimed that "YouTube has never welcomed depiction of content related to Dalit issues.
"[8] There was some speculation that YouTube might have bowed to pressure from Hyderabad Police following the conviction for defamation in December 2016 of some English and Foreign Languages University research scholars who had been featured on the channel.
[11] The Dalit Camera YouTube channel was created by Raees Mohammad (previously Ravichandran Bathran) after he had been attacked by a group of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad supporters on the campus of English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh,[10] for being a left-wing student leader.
[13] In order to leave the caste system and 'bury his Hindu identity', Ravichandran Bathran converted into Islam and became Raees Mohammad on 20 January, 2020.