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Harsh Realities of Dalits in India

 
/ October 25, 2011

64 years of freedom and dalits remain captive.

Afghani Culture In Kolkata

 
/ April 28, 2011

Zaffar reports on the particularities of the culture of Kolkata’s Afghan community.

Bhisti Community Usurped By Taps

 
/ April 13, 2011

Bhisti Community, who used to provide water to Kolkata’s inhabitants, is slowly disappearing.

Rickshaw-Pullers In A Fix

 
/ April 4, 2011

Bengal government wants to ban hand-pulled rickshaws but has not offered the drivers alternative employment.

Kolkata’s 23 District

 
/ February 15, 2011

Zaffar Khan reports from Kolkata’s 23 Khidirpur district on prejudices against the neighborhood’s Muslim community.

Kolkata’s 23 District

 
/ July 1, 2010

Zaffar Khan reports from Kolkata’s 23 Khidirpur district on prejudices against the neighborhood’s Muslim community.

Highway Limits Schooling

 
/ May 6, 2010

In Calcutta, migrant laborers cannot send their children to school because they must cross dangerous roads.