Caste & Identity

Families in Bihar Living Under Extreme Stress of being Forcibly Evicted

 
/ May 9, 2022

In the Katihar district of Bihar state, 60 families are staying in shanties next to the State Highway. But they have to be relocated, because of the Highway expansion project, and that is the issue.

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Three labourers in Mumbai die after inhaling toxic fumes in a septic tank

 
/ May 1, 2022

The practice of manual scavenging violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution which guarantees the ‘Right to live life with dignity.’

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“12 years of reporting on Caste and Untouchability”

 
/ April 14, 2022

“Over the last 12 years, Video Volunteers has produced more than 600 video reports on caste and untouchability, across India.

Video Volunteers Receives Encouraging Response To Its Buland Bol Program

 
/ February 17, 2022

Free media training course Buland Bol aims to train hundreds of people in becoming the voice of their communities.

VV Correspondent’s Efforts Ensure 250 Musahars Get Regular Water | Uttar Pradesh

 
/ November 22, 2021

Musahars of Bhadohi were chased away whenever they tried to get water from other neighbourhoods.

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Fixing India: How Did Transgenders Survive the Lockdown Without Ration Cards?

 
/ November 11, 2020

When a sudden lockdown was announced in March 2020, transgenders of Uttar Pradesh had nowhere to go until a VV correspondent helped.

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Poor fearful of being termed ‘Stateless’ – NRC

 
/ April 6, 2020

A Community of daily wage workers consisting of men, women and children living in Patna are being forced to prove their citizenship in the state.

Life of Migrant Labourers in Kashmir

 
/ February 21, 2017

Kashmir has been depending on migrant workers to fulfil the increase in the demand for skilled labour for decades now.An estimated five lakh migrant labourers from Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab