Tag: casteism
Governement turns blind eye towards the manual sacengers
Three young sanitation workers enter a sewer in Dhrangadhra town in Gujarat without any protective gear. This practice of manual cleaning, carrying, disposing or handling, human excreta from dry latrines, open drains or pits and sewers without protective gear is criminalised by The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and...
Justice Denied: A case of casteism in Bihar
News reports from Bihar are scarcely positive, thanks to decades of incompetent and ignorant administration. The hope of development, on the basis of which Nitish Kumar was elected the chief-minister back in 2005, started to decay slowly and is non-existent today. Worse still, discrimination on the basis of caste still...
CVU Impact: Dalit Women Get Water
In Choki village, Gujarat, Dalit women have mobilized for water with the support of a Community Video Unit.
CVU Impact: Dalit Women Get Water
In Choki village, Gujarat, Dalit women have mobilized for water with the support of a Community Video Unit.
Land and Life Lost in Bihar.
A young woman dies and frustrations rise over a land grab attempt in a Dalit community in Bihar.
Untouchability Fades Away Slowly
In Dilwara, Rajasthan, Dalits are being treated in a more humane way by the ‘upper castes’
Ambedkar Statue Put Behind Bars
Dalits feel insulted after an Ambedkar statue had to be protected with grills in Chennai.
No Care For The Vulnerable In Anganwadis
Anganwadi centers in Maharashtra malfunction due to corruption and casteism.