Caste Discrimination

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.

Musahars of Uttar Pradesh Forced to Drink Drain Water

 
/ September 7, 2021

Physical violence and harrassment has forced Musahars towards desperation.

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Tribal Woman Rescued from Domestic Slavery

 
/ March 6, 2020

Meagre wages, zero paid offs, left over food, confinement to a specific area, restricted visits and contact with family over years is  what a woman rescued from forced domestic labor described as a normal life .

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Extreme Caste Discrimination Leaves Puri’s Dalits Threatened and Looted

 
/ July 5, 2019

One of India’s biggest religious hubs, Puri, is also a hub for atrocities against Dalits by upper caste individuals.

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Caste Discrimination Took Precedence Over Humanity During Cyclone Fani

 
/ May 29, 2019

While Odisha is trying to gather pieces after Cyclone Fani, Dalit community in the Puri, are facing caste discrimination in the wake of catastrophe.

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Leprosy Continues to be a Reason for Discrimination in Uttar Pradesh

 
/ April 10, 2019

While India claimed to be leprosy-free in 2005, a family from Bhawanpur Chauthar village, Uttar Pradesh is still facing discrimination due to leprosy.

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Dalit Children Stopped from Singing Song Dedicated to Ambedkar

 
/ April 15, 2018

Though the children’s parents had taken permission from the school authorities, Marathas from the village asked the school to end the Republic Day event early and to not sing the song as it was not 'part of their tradition'.

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Dalits and Adivasis Struggle to Pierce Through Crass Atrocities Even Today

 
/ April 13, 2018

A survey conducted by Video Volunteers with the SC/ST community in India reaffirms a fact everyone knows, but few talk about - discrimination exists and more than 50% of the respondents have experienced it in its most crass form - untouchability.