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Polluting touch: Rotis thrown from a distance

 
/ April 14, 2012

An “upper caste” household pays a sweeper women for her services by standing at a distance and flinging food like charity into the folds of her sari. Community Correspondent, Sunita Kasera shows how the woman belonging to Bhangi(Dalit) community is not allowed into the compounds of houses and are given...

Untouchability in Haircut | ARTICLE 17

 
/ April 12, 2012

Barbers refuse to service Dalits for fear of being ‘polluted’. Prosecute Untouchability. Sign the Petition http://chn.ge/untouchability

Untouchability with Life Giving Midwife | ARTICLE 17

 
/ April 12, 2012

Most midwives in India belong to the Dalit community. Once the child is born however, the touch of a midwife is deemed unacceptable to the mother and child. Celebrations of the birth continue without her participation. At most, she is invited but will be kept away from the festivities and...

LGBT Community in India Demands Rights & Dignity

 
/ March 7, 2012

The LGBT community reflects on their place in today’s India.

Jai Kumar: My Journey of Enlightenment

 
/ February 21, 2012

Community Correspondent  from Ludhiana, Punjab speaks to IndiaUnheard about…

Cleaning Gutters With Bare Hands

 
/ February 15, 2012

Dalits work in dangerous, undignified conditions to clean sewage in Trichy, Tamil Nadu

Gods Of Bad Omen Burden Dalits

 
/ February 10, 2012

Temple in Beed district, Maharashtra follows archaic customs demeaning to basic human dignity.

Bhisti Community Usurped By Taps

 
/ January 31, 2012

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