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TN Minister Sekar Babu Has Annadhanam With Tribal Woman After Her Community ‘Denied Food In Temple’

POSTED ON OCTOBER 30, 2021 The Narikurava people are indigenous community members, who were earlier dependent on hunting, but now they are selling ornaments and beads for a living. Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments… Continue Reading →

Telangana Dalit man dies in Gulf prison after 20-year-long wait for help

Posted On October 29, 2021 Jeddah: A Dalit from Telangana State died after waiting for help for nearly two decades in a prison in an alien land. The Indian officials are working to trace the family to repatriate the body…. Continue Reading →

Dalit man who died in custody given electric shocks, tortured by cops

Posted On October 22, 2021 Agra: The family of Arun Valmiki, a Dalit sanitation worker who allegedly died in police custody, has accused cops of torturing him during interrogation by giving him electric shocks and tying his hands and feet…. Continue Reading →

Why Killing of Lakhbir Singh Concerns Everybody and Not Just Sikhs

It legitimises the politics of hurt sentiments and normalises violence over the controversial idea of blasphemy.Subhash Gatade 23 Oct 2021 The rather lonely cremation of Lakhbir Singh, a Dalit Sikh from the Tarn Taran district, amidst heavy police security and only… Continue Reading →

Punjab’s Dalits are shifting state politics, flocking churches, singing Chamar pride

Posted On October 17, 2021 In this ground report, ThePrint travels across 7 districts of Punjab to highlight the fault lines, and focus on a revolution that is now starting to be recognised. SHUBHANGI MISRA and URJITA BHARDWAJ Jhaloor (Sangrur):… Continue Reading →

Dalit sanitation worker died of heart attack, says Agra police; family members allege “police brutality”

Posted On October 22, 2021 The state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the family of deceased Arun Valmiki, and five police personnel have been suspended. Last evening Arun Valmiki, a sanitation worker who died in… Continue Reading →

Punjab – Inter-caste couple hacked, , allegedly by woman’s family

POSTED ON OCTOBER 19, 2021 Both families are from the OBC community, but were from different economic backgrounds; 16 including woman’s kin booked A horrific crime, that seems to be rooted in caste based discrimination and patriarchy, had been reported… Continue Reading →

‘The heaven of film-making’: how a Dalit orphan got to tell her own story

A gift of a camera inspired Belmaya Nepali to rise above poverty and abuse to make documentaries  I Am Belmaya review Global development is supported by Rojita Adhikari in KathmanduFri 15 Oct 2021 15.48 BST Belmaya Nepali’s life changed for ever… Continue Reading →

‘SUV over protesters’ in Lakhimpur Kheri shows how RSS looks at farmers

The RSS, which carries the ‘one nation, one culture’ slogan, has never allowed a farmer’s son to head the organisation in its 96 years of existence. KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD 15 October, 2021 The Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in which Union minister Ajay… Continue Reading →

Sujata: When Bimal Roy took on caste discrimination and disguised it with a love story

Posted On October 11, 2021 Starring Nutan and Sunil Dutt, Bimal Roy’s 1959 film Sujata takes up the subject of caste discrimination in a society that believes in it blindly. Written by Sampada Sharma Mainstream Hindi cinema has rarely addressed… Continue Reading →

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