Tag: DALIT
Mob Violence,Brutality and Assault on Dalits in Karnataka
In recent incidents of atrocity against the Dalits, two men have been brutally assaulted and beaten for crimes alleged by angry mobs in Karnataka.
India’s coronavirus pandemic shines a light on the curse of caste
Given the tenacity and pervasiveness of the caste system, it is hardly surprising that some of the worst sufferers of the COVID-19 pandemic are India’s “untouchables,” the Dalits.
The Tale of Deprivation and Negligence in the Dalit Hamlet of Bharosapurwa in Uttar...
This is a ground report on the scarcity of livelihood and sustenance opportunities for Dalits in select districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Kuchbandiya Community Struggles for Essential Sanitation
Poor sanitation and infrastructural facilities have further pushed the Kuchbandiya community into marginalisation and hardship.
Do We Reproduce the very Inequality, We Wish to End?
With caste hierarchy and discrimination intrinsically embedded in our society, its time to wonder if we are responsible for perpetually reproducing it though our actions?
The Marginalisation of the Landless Dalit in the Aftermath of Cyclone Gaja
Landless Dalits in Tamil Nadu’s coastal belt discriminated in post-Gaja rehabilitation schemes.
Ahmedabad/Centre’s 287-Crore Harijan Ashram Revitalisation Plan May Displace 200 Dalit Families
Dalit residents of Gandhi’s Harijan Ashram fear eviction as government proposes redevelopment plan in Ahmedabad.
Could the Swavarna Premchand Depict the Life-World of the Downtrodden Dalit?
One of the most vehement critiques of Premchand is that as a Kayastha he was unable to understand the pathology of caste.
Open Defecation Free India: A Distant Reality
Can a country that killed two Dalit children for defecating in the open, really be ODF?
Dalits Protest Temple Demolition in Delhi
Dalit protestors marched from Ambedkar Bhawan to Ramlila Maidan to protest against the demolition of a Ravidas temple in Delhi.
