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“Children Can ‘Pollute’ a Temple | ARTICLE 17

 
/ December 12, 2013

Children from this village can’t enter the local shrine because the upper caste think, they will pollute it.

3 dalit youth killed by police : Another Godhra in its making

 
/ December 12, 2013

3 Dalit youth were killed during carnival festival in Thangarh, Gujrat by police authorities. The reason being a small fight between  Dalit youth and people belonging to the upper caste.  After this incident, the police Sub-Inspector K.P.Jadeja made an appearance with some of his juniors in the force. Without provocation,...

Polluting touch: Children barred entry to temple

 
/ December 12, 2013

Children from this village can’t enter the local shrine because the upper caste think, they will pollute it. The children explain to Community Correspondent, Neeru Rathod how they are not permitted entry into the temple and also share instances of how the children belonging to upper castes sprinkle water on...

Age-old discriminatory practices defied by Dalit woman

 
/ November 26, 2013

When one woman, hell bent on defying age-old discriminatory practices, teams up with a community journalist, equally eager to bring change to his community, amazing things can happen. Pushpanjali Suna works as a caretaker at the local Anganwadi (Child Care Centre) in Bharuamunda village, Odisha. Like in large parts of...

Impact: Discrimination stands alive in crematoriums

 
/ November 5, 2013

Community Correspondent, Shambhu belongs to the Khatik community in Delwara, Rajasthan. The crematorium space for his community was shared with two other Dalit sub-castes, the Meghwals and the Ghametis. Shambu spoke of the space as a ‘ghetto’ for the dearly departed in a video published in November 2012. Since then,...

Caste Based Violence on Independence Day

 
/ September 30, 2013

“On 15th August we asked you, what independence meant to you. This video, is a telling account of the level of independence many have in India 65 years after India gained Independence. Labels like Caste, gender and religion still guide people’s lives, curb their freedom, and impinge on their rights....