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
They were just six words posted on X in a moment of frustration: “What if all cockroaches come together?” Now, its 30-year-old author, Abhijeet Dipke, is the face of what …
INDIA: How Abhijeet Dipke became the face of India’s first Gen Z protest movement, and won 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 …
NEAL: In a Ramechhap village, non-Dalit women start learning instruments only Dalits played Read More
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
Over the last few years, the Indian film industry has been at a peculiar crossroads. While the box office continues to be dominated by the hyper-masculine, action-spectacle cinema of the ₹1,000-crore …
INDIA: Out of the margins: Dalit Bahujan in Indian cinema Read More
Each year in Pakistan, roughly 1,000 young girls — many of whom are Christians — are kidnapped from their homes. These girls are often found months later, after they’ve been …
PAKISTAN: Stolen Innocence: The Abduction and Forced Marriage of Christian Girls in Pakistan Read More
Today marks the historic day when Nepal was declared a nation free from caste-based discrimination and untouchability. On June 4, 2006, the then parliament declared Nepal a caste-based untouchability-free nation. …
NEPAL: Celebrating Eradication While Untouchability Still Endures Read More
