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
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
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
Dalits, who constitute 13.4 percent of Nepal’s total population, continue to face severe socioeconomic disparities compared to non-Dalit communities, a newly released government report has revealed. The National Statistics Office …
Nepal’s Dalits: Poor, illiterate, and married too young. Read More
The year 2024 will not only be marked by the commercial success of big-ticket Indian blockbusters like Stree 2, Singham Again, Hanu Man, and Pushpa-2, but also by a quiet yet powerful shift in …
INDIA: Ambedkar’s Growing Presence on Screen Inaugurates a New Chapter in Indian Cinema Read More
Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar is regarded today as among the tallest anti-caste Dalit leaders of India, a legal luminary who chaired the drafting of the Indian Constitution, and a man …
Ambedkar Jayanti: How Babasaheb defined an ideal society in ‘Annihilation of Caste’ Read More
Aleena, 29, is well known in the world of Malayalam poetry—her award-winning book, Silk Route, was published in 2021—but since June last year she has been more than happy to …
INDIA: Aleena’s on our algorithm: How this Dalit Christian is using her words to talk about caste and oppression Read More
