Asha Kowtal and Jenny Rowena On 24th August, a 20 year old Dalit girl was brutally raped and murdered in Jind, Haryana, while she was on her …
A dissent note on the ‘Dark is Beautiful’ campaign
Sruthi Herbert “She is so fair that to look at her, you wouldn’t say she is a SC girl”. The ‘Dark is Beautiful’ campaign got …
Rape and Murder of a Dalit girl in Haryana: A Call for Action
Immediate action for proper investigation of rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Haryana To Shri. PL Punia, Chairperson, National SC Commission Mamta Sharma, …
Why I don’t support the ‘Dark is Beautiful’ campaign
Anjali Rajoria Nandita Das, the talented Indian actress was recently involved in the campaign “Dark is Beautiful”. The idea has been endorsed by many celebrities …
Crossing endogamic boundaries
Anu Ramdas In the aftermath of Ilavarasan’s horrific death, dalit movements and leaders in Tamil Nadu have raised the need for a law against honor …
Chithralekha arrested for filing complaint under SC/ST (PoA) Act against abusive block panchayat official
Chithralekha, the Dalit woman auto rickshaw driver from Payannur (who has been fighting the CITU/CPM in her locality for a long time now), and her …
Stop romanticizing the tribal world!
Neetisha Xalxo Neetisha walks us through the world book fair held recently at Delhi. The theme of the book fair was ‘Mapping India’s folk and …
Sunita Babu’s Suicide: Driven to Death by Police Harassment
Sthreekoottayma ‘Suicide of Sunita Babu – Due to Police Harassment‘ A fact-finding report on a Dalit woman’s suicide in Kerala by Sthreekoottayma (A women’s collective) The suicide …
We need to come together and build political spaces for Dalit women: Asha Kowtal
In the second and concluding part of the interview with Asha Kowtal, conducted during the National Dalit and Adivasi Women’s Congress held at TISS, Mumbai, on Feb 15-16, 2013, …
Dalit women ask South Asian States to challenge impunity, untouchability and discrimination
Asha Kowtal and Manjula Pradeep Statement issued by All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch – NCDHR (Navi Pillay highlights power asymmetries leading to Caste based …