[6][7] Discussions,[8] storytelling,[9] history projects,[10] special publications in media,[11] and art works[12] are organized during this month.

[16] The Dalit History Month collective originally included Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Christina Dhanuja, Maari Zwick-Maitreyi, Sanghapali Aruna, Asha Kowtal, and Manisha Devi.

[17][18] Sanghapali Aruna and Thenmozhi Soundararajan came up with the idea during discussions at the Color of Violence conference in Chicago.

[25] The observance honors figures such as Babasaheb Ambedkar; one of the architects of modern India, whose birth anniversary falls in April—alongside Ramabai Ambedkar, Buddha, Savitribai Phule, Jyotiba Phule, Periyar, Kanshi Ram, freedom fighters Birsa Munda and Uda Devi, Phoolan Devi, Babytai Kamble, Shahuji Maharaj, Fatima Sheikh, Grace Banu, and many others.

[3][26][27] In 2022, Canada's British Columbia province has recognised April as Dalit History Month.