Tag: Dalit

Dalits Raise Voice Against Land Usurpers

 
/ April 26, 2011

In Kanchiwaram, Tamil Nadu, Dalits are fighting to get land that had been donated to them.

Microcredit Incites Caste Violence

 
/ March 25, 2011

A local moneylender vengefully attacks a Dalit woman from a microfinance group

Government Plays with Power, Dalits Displaced

 
/ March 8, 2011

The government and a power company are forcefully acquiring Dalit land, leading to violence.

Caste Violence Leads To Migration

 
/ March 4, 2011

A Dalit colony in Mirzpur has slowly been abandoned after a violent caste-related conflict last year.

Capturing Stalin in an apolitical frame

 
/ February 27, 2011

His long hair tied into a ponytail, dramatic speech and side-splitting humour does not deflect the gravity of issues he deals with. In turn, he ends up communicating powerfully. With a zest to bring the suppressed voices of communities to the mainstream media, he launched a non profit ‘Video Volunteers’...

The Dying Beat of the Dhol Drum

 
/ February 21, 2011

‘Dhol’ players are not performing as much anymore in Gairsen because of a preference for recorded music.

New Homes For Haryana’s Poor

 
/ January 18, 2011

200 Dalit families of Ludwa – the village of our correspondent Amit Kumar in Haryana – are set to get a new house under Indira Awaas Yojana.

Transgender Woman Inspires Community

 
/ January 12, 2011

Dalit Transgender woman in India’s Bangalore contests local election, motivates community to fight for it’s rights