Tag: Dalit
Dalits Raise Voice Against Land Usurpers
In Kanchiwaram, Tamil Nadu, Dalits are fighting to get land that had been donated to them.
Microcredit Incites Caste Violence
A local moneylender vengefully attacks a Dalit woman from a microfinance group
Government Plays with Power, Dalits Displaced
The government and a power company are forcefully acquiring Dalit land, leading to violence.
Caste Violence Leads To Migration
A Dalit colony in Mirzpur has slowly been abandoned after a violent caste-related conflict last year.
Capturing Stalin in an apolitical frame
His long hair tied into a ponytail, dramatic speech and side-splitting humour does not deflect the gravity of issues he deals with. In turn, he ends up communicating powerfully. With a zest to bring the suppressed voices of communities to the mainstream media, he launched a non profit ‘Video Volunteers’...
The Dying Beat of the Dhol Drum
‘Dhol’ players are not performing as much anymore in Gairsen because of a preference for recorded music.
New Homes For Haryana’s Poor
200 Dalit families of Ludwa – the village of our correspondent Amit Kumar in Haryana – are set to get a new house under Indira Awaas Yojana.
Transgender Woman Inspires Community
Dalit Transgender woman in India’s Bangalore contests local election, motivates community to fight for it’s rights