On the birth anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar, I offer this personal reflection shaped by years of engagement, observation and travel. This is not merely a tribute, but an attempt …
Ambedkar Jayanti: A Personal Tribute and Retrospective Reflection Read More
The Wire, in its characteristic posture of victimhood, issued a statement this week calling the controversy around Suraj Yengde’s purported article the work of “hatred and perversity among casteist Hindus.” …
Brahmin Women Salivate Over Dalit Man”: The Wire’s Editor Can Deny The Article But How Will He Deny This Statement Of Suraj Yengde Read More
Tension gripped Noorpur Jattan village in Hoshiarpur district after miscreants vandalised a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar on Tuesday morning. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, leader of the banned outfit Sikhs for …
INDIA: Ambedkar statue vandalised in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, SFJ claims responsibility Read More
In a country where caste-based discrimination remains a stubborn and often violent reality, Jwalamukhi Rural Municipality in Dhading recently witnessed a landmark celebration. Manju Ramtel of ward 7 and Sangam …
NEPAL: Dalit and non-Dalit couple wed in rare arranged marriage Read More
A millet that farmers grow for their cattle. Sausages made with animal blood. A kheer sweetened with mahua flowers foraged from the forest floor. Foods that Dalit and Adivasi families …
INDIA: Dalit and Adivasi food on the menu, stigma on the plate. ‘I was told it is fed to cattle’ Read More
Following my recent blog on Dalit cuisine—where I argued, citing several studies, that it is deeply shaped by the caste system and the history of untouchability—I received an intriguing response on a private WhatsApp …
INDIA: Did caste define taste? A Dalit official’s take on Gujarat’s food traditions Read More
Sairat, one of the biggest commercial blockbusters in the Marathi film industry, has earned a reputation as a masterpiece of Indian cinema—the Hollywood Reporter India has included Sairat in its list of 25 …
INDIA: Ten years of Sairat and the unfinished story of the Dalit hero Read More
Rooted in the WCC’s longstanding conviction that “racism is a sin against God and a sin against fellow human beings” (WCC 5th Assembly, 1975), and reaffirmed by the WCC central committee’s …
WCC webinar interrogates intersections of caste and racial discrimination in Asia and beyond Read More
The Karnataka government’s decision to open a state-run barber shop for Dalits in Shingatalur village in Gadag district raises a basic question: when did the state enter the salon business? …
INDIA: Deep discrimination, cosmetic fix Read More
There is an election atmosphere in the country. The country is engrossed in preparation for the House of Representatives (HoR) election scheduled for March 5. Most of the political parties …
NEPAL: Dalit Issues In Election Manifestoes Read More
