Results for: dalit
Malnutrition in Jharkhand, Anganwadi dysfunctional
February 17; Koderma, Jharkhand An Anganwadi centre has been in Behradih village block for 10 years now, but no women or children in the village have ever received any benefits that such a centre should accord for. Babita Devi, a dalit resident, lost her 2-year-old daughter because of malnutrition. The...
Rampant casteism in Odisha: Dalits thrown out of the village
February 3; Bargarh, Odisha In the month of July last year, three dalit families were thrown out of their house in Deultunda village. The mob, which chased them out of the village, mostly consisting of ‘upper-caste’ Hindus, also vandalised whatever little possessions they had. “They were drunk and chased us...
Impact: Slow but sure, Change is ‘acoming
Community Correspondent Gyanti Devi made a video that resulted in a man donating his land for the expansion of a school building. She tells us how she achieved this staggering impact, which will potentially benefit 200 children from the Musahar community (also known as Maha Dalit); the most disenfranchised in...
Heavy rains destroyed a dalit’s house
January 20; Bilaspur, Chattisgarh Heavy rains destroyed a dalit’s house in Kachhar village, and the administration is proving to be of no help. Community Correspondent Vrinda Azad reports.
What does it take to make the government work?
January 16; Darbhanga, Bihar Most often, to get the government machinery working, all that is required is a nudge in right direction. For many in India’s poorest communities factors like caste and class stand in the way of approaching officials and getting things done. It was therefore that nobody in...
Abki Baar Company Sarkar? | Did we vote in a corporate government this time?
In Jharkhand, some 228 families have spent the last three years clinging to their land, defying the Indian government, the World Bank and an international coal conglomerate. But the government’s decision to do away with mandatory consent in the Land Acquisition Act may spell the end of their struggle. ...
Ending their criminality
A contribution today makes our work exposing crimes and inhumanities against India’s dalit possible. Please help us empower them to create lasting change through the lens of a video camera. *all donations for the US based supporters are tax-deductible through December 31st. [pl_video type=”youtube” id=”ZQ6czSKE1gg”] Yes, I want to give:...
Last Chance!
A contribution today makes our work exposing crimes and inhumanities against India’s dalit possible. Please help us empower them to create lasting change through the lens of a video camera. *all donations for the US based supporters are tax-deductible through December 31st. [pl_video type=”youtube” id=”ZQ6czSKE1gg”] Yes, I want to give:...