Daya Pawar’s Baluta (translated into English by Jerry Pinto in 2015) stirred the literary world, beginning the tradition of Dalit autobiographies that are equal parts communal and personal. Published in Marathi in …
INDIA. Shock, horror, terror: how Dalit stories are stirring the literary world Read More
Bangladesh’s authorities must urgently address their failure to uphold the rights of sanitation workers, who face economic marginalisation and entrenched gender- and caste-based discrimination, vulnerabilities that are only deepening amid …
BANGLADESH: Climate crisis magnifies discrimination against ‘invisible’ sanitation workers Read More
The Dalits of Bangladesh are a marginalized group whose identity is typically characterized as “lowcaste”. Their birth status in the caste hierarchy, and current and ancestral occupations, are considered “impure”. …
BANGLADESH: Amnesty International’s Report on Dalit Women Sanitation Workers and the Fight for Water and Dignity in Bangladesh Read More
Nagpur- With just weeks to go for the historic Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din, the prestigious Ambedkar family has issued an urgent appeal to the Nagpur district administration, highlighting a crisis …
INDIA: Ambedkar Family Heirs Urge Nagpur Admin to Avert Crisis at Waterlogged Deekshabhoomi Before ‘Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din’ Read More
In Tamil Nadu’s Pallur village, a stunning change is underway. A group of Dalit women—historically marginalized and landless—are transforming barren land into thriving farms. Led by community organizer Shakila Kalaiselvan, …
INDIA: Dalit women in India fight caste discrimination with farming Read More
Dalit women continue to experience systematic exclusion from decision-making roles at all levels of government, despite the constitutional guarantee of inclusion. Although the constitution guarantees their economic, social and political …
NEPAL: Enhance Dalit Women’s Roles In Public Life Read More
A young recruiter in Bengaluru told me that the algorithm doesn’t discriminate. “It just looks at data.” I wanted to believe him. As a content and brand marketer who’s embraced …
INDIA: AI is learning caste bias in India. Who will audit it for discriminations? Read More
The small Dalit settlement of Bahadurpur, which lies around 500 metres to the southwest of Katahariya Bazar in Rautahat district, has been shrouded in grief for over a week. On …
Dalit man brutally beaten over false theft charge dies days later Read More
MY GRANDMOTHER died over a decade ago. Every now and then, I am reminded of the tales she used to tell me when I was a child. Many were from the …
My “Namasudra Brahmin” family’s quest for caste dignity in Bangladesh Read More
Dalits (so-called “outcastes”) who convert to Christianity or Islam will lose the privileges and prerogatives granted by law to the “scheduled castes,” the official definition of various historically disadvantaged social …
INDIA: Christian and Muslim Dalits excluded from benefits granted by the state of Maharashtra Read More
