The demolition of an over-a-century-old Hindu temple in Narowal has triggered a controversy, with a minority rights group alleging that the structure was deliberately razed to facilitate the expansion of …
PAKISTAN: ‘Demolition’ of Hindu temple in Narowal becomes bone of contention Read More
A Dalit doctoral scholar and her mother have launched a protest at a university in India’s southern Kerala state, accusing faculty members of caste and gender discrimination that allegedly subjected …
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Reconstruction work on Krishna Temple in the garrison city, the only place of worship for the Hindu community in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, has yet to be …
PAKISTAN: Delay in Krishna Temple reconstruction irks Hindu community in Rawalpindi Read More
Jijibisha (the will to survive)! The word ‘jijibisha,’ which carries an extremely deep meaning, kept touching my heart throughout the week. On June 28 during the release of the book …
NEPAL: Siyo Dhago: Stories of Dalit oppression and resilience Read More
Millions of Dalits—the so-called “untouchables”, whose marginalization within Bangladeshi society has persisted long after the caste hierarchies that produced it were officially outlawed—live in Bangladesh. In the country’s southwest, the …
BANGLADESH: Church walks alongside Dalits on path to dignity Read More
I am a resident of Kathmandu Constituency No. 6. During the elections on March 5, even though leaders from the old political parties visited my home repeatedly to talk with …
NEPAL: A new government, the same old silence on Dalit justice Read More
Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life arrives at a moment when Dalit women continue to be simultaneously hypervisible (in death and violation) and invisible (in life). In newspapers, NGO brochures, …
INDIA: Angry yet hopeful Read More
Introduction The Bhakti Movement occupies an important place in the social and religious history of India. Emerging between the seventh and seventeenth centuries in different parts of the country, it …
INDIA: Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s Views on the Bhakti Movement and the Upliftment of Dalits Read More
In Makadum in Khandadevi Rural Municipality-6 of Ramechhap district, non-Dalit women have begun learning to play traditional musical instruments that, by long-standing social custom, have only ever been played by …
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The ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) convened its first General Convention in Chitwan on Sunday. The crucial gathering is scheduled to conclude today. Launched merely four years ago, the party …
NEPAL: Is Nepal’s RSP overlooking Dalit issues? Read More
