Observed in April, Dalit History Month highlights the struggles, resilience, and contributions of Dalit communities. These authors have used literature as a tool of resistance, identity, and social change—offering perspectives …
INDIA: Dalit History Month: Voices you need to read this April Read More
Dalit women working as manual scavengers or housemaids in Delhi face severe menstrual discrimination from their employers and within their own families, with some workers seeing their wages cut and …
INDIA: Menstrual Discrimination Alarming Among Dalit Sanitation Workers, a Report Suggests Read More
The Pamba river moves as its many droplets touch the lands they pass. It doesn’t stop. As the river completes its journey, it carries some from one bank to the …
INDIA: Stories that spill past fiction at Verchol Dalit Literature Festival 2026 Read More
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
As one of the most profound and transformative figures of the 21st century, Dr BR Ambedkar continues to command enduring relevance across social, political and intellectual domains. Although widely recognised …
NEPAL: Enduring legacy of Ambedkar. Lessons for Nepal 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
