Y Monday, 07 October 2013 | Moushumi Basu | New Delhi It was a moment of rare honour for Sabitri Patra and Gopal Chandra Mandal — two conservationists from remote villages near Niyamgiri hills and Sunderbans in Odisha and… Continue Reading →
Chitra Unnithan, TNN Sep 3, 2013, AHMEDABAD: Women get less pay than men even in the formal sector, not because they are less qualified but simply because they may get married and are, therefore, potential mothers. And this is true not… Continue Reading →
Frontline A Dalit boy of Vadugapatti in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district has been forced to carry his footwear on his head for daring to wear them in a caste-Hindu area. By S. DORAIRAJ WITH the imposing Puthur hillock surrounded by… Continue Reading →
ByAnahita Mukherji, TNN | Mar 16, 2013, Many Indians in the work place say they have faced a great deal of harassment from other Indians on grounds of caste. LONDON: If you happen to be of Dalit origin, or from the so-called lower… Continue Reading →
National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled 4, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110 001 February 4, 2013 Press Statement The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled condemns the opaque manner in which the Government… Continue Reading →
MOHIT M. RAO, The Hindu Jan 7,2013 Residents of the Dalit Colony at Mullyakajje near Sullia. Photo:H.S.Manjunath TOPICS KarnatakaMangalore social issuedalits No one is certain when or how the practice started in the non-descript village where 38 houses form the… Continue Reading →
TNN | Dec 14, 2012, 05.59 AM IST AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has taken suo motu cognizance of the scourge of untouchability because of which a female teacher from the dalit community was denied residence inKutch. The local residents’ prejudice and the government’s… Continue Reading →
BY KALPANA SHARMA, The Hindu Women have to develop a thick skin and hit back if they are to play an effective role in Indian politics. Winter is in the air, and so are elections. And with them, the season… Continue Reading →
Syeda Hameed | November 10, 2012, Times Crest Men and women perform the ‘tawaaf‘ together at the Kaaba during Haj. Why then is there a debate over women’s rights to worship in the sanctum of dargahs? The issue of women… Continue Reading →
DON’T COMPARE HAJI ALI WITH MECCA, SAYS TRUSTEE ‘This is a dargah, and women aren’t allowed in cemeteries’ Suhail Khandwani, trustee of the Mahim and Haji Ali dargahs, defends the rule that places restrictions on women Nov 6, 2012 Jyoti.Punwani @timesgroup.com ,… Continue Reading →
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