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
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
