Jupaka Subhadra Where did you go, dark clouded rainwallah? Haven’t heard from you in so many days Didn’t know whether you had died Or were alive …
Dalit Sthree Sakthi’s Campaign for Dalit Women and Children’s Rights
Dalit Sthree Sakthi, Andhra Pradesh, is organizing a Dalit Women and Children’s Rights Campaign (Hakkula Chaitanya Yatra) with a 80 member contingent for 10 days …
Dalit Mahila Garima Yatra: Updates from the Karwan
Asha Kowtal Following the spate of media reports of gang rapes on dalit women in Haryana, several dalit organizations came together to express solidarity with …
Laddaafni by Shahjahana
I was born in a Turk* home because I was a kismetwali, they said, as if I had grabbed an unattainable good fortune and …
Dalit Mahila Garima Yatra
All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch The violent nexus of caste and patriarchy has once again raised its hood in the form of increasing sexual violence …
Dalit women activists on Haryana
Compiled by Minakshee Rode This article highlights the viewpoints of dalit activists who are on the ground meeting rape survivors and their families in Haryana. This …
The ‘Dirt’ in The Dirty Picture: Caste, Gender and Silk Smitha – Part 2
Jenny Rowena My only preparation was to constantly tell myself that I love my body. And I was going to use it as a tool …
Casteless Academe, Name-calling Dalits? Part 2
Anu Ramdas ‘But you came with a mind as large as the sky to my pocket size house I thought you had ripped out all …
Mary Kom – a hero among champions
Rahi Gaikwad She boxed her way to glory, but wrestled her way to the ring. The reason why the nation today salutes the formidable …