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
The first Dalit Cardinal of India and Archbishop of Hyderabad, Poola Anthony, has been elected as the new President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) during its 37th …
INDIA: Meet India’s first Dalit Cardinal Poola Anthony, picked to lead Catholic church in country Read More
The term ‘Dalit’ was historically used to refer to caste-based discrimination and untouchability. It reflected deep social stigma despite such practices being illegal and inhumane. Today, the term is increasingly …
NEPAL: Political Will on Dalit Women’s Rights & Justice Read More
As the world observes World Cancer Day on 4 February, one intrinsic factor shapes how the deadly malady is treated in South Asia—caste. Caste creates invisible barriers that operates long …
World Cancer Day: How caste shapes cancer outcomes across South Asia Read More
“We were determined to serve citizens when we joined the local government in our respective capacities as local people’s representatives, but to our dismay, women are not given any specific …
NEPAL: Dalit women members in local government continue to face de facto discrimination, exclusion Read More
On December 15, as India reflects on its long journey toward equality and justice, history invites us to remember a woman whose courage challenged centuries of silence. Her name is Dakshayani Velayudhan, …
INDIA: Dakshayani Velayudhan: A Voice of Equality in India’s Constituent Assembly Read More
LEAD Ministries, a Christian advocacy organization, has learned of a shocking case of child abduction, forced religious conversion, and child marriage in Chak No. 47/12-L, Tehsil Chichawatni, District Sahiwal. A …
PAKISTAN: 13-Year-Old Christian Girl Allegedly Abducted, Forcibly Converted, and Married Off in Sahiwal, Pakistan. Read More
