Rupali Bansode Entering the academic space is not an easy journey for Dalit women. After studying in social science institutions and reading/learning theories about gender …
State’s Apathy towards Caste Based Violence
Jyotsna Siddharth The grisly incident that took place a couple of months ago in Jind, Haryana is a stark reminder of the State’s antipathy towards …
ओम प्रकाश वाल्मीकि: हिंदी साहित्य के स्तम्भ नहीं रहे
अनिता भारती दलित साहि्त्य के सशक्त हस्ताक्षर व वरिष्ठ लेखक ओमप्रकाश बाल्मीकि जी का आज सुबह परिनिर्वाण हो गया। वे पिछले एक साल से …
Jyoti Lanjewar, a rebel
Bhupali Kusum Vitthal Caves* Their inhuman atrocities have carved caves in the rock of my heart I must tread this forest with wary steps Eyes …
The Politics of Special Legislations in India
Asha Kowtal I was not yet in my first standard of school when the strategies of the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) (earlier known as …
Chithralekha’s family attacked again
Eramangalathu Chitralekha On October 21st, I was attacked again. This time they rounded up and beat my husband Sreeskanth because now they are scared to …
National Conference – Re-framing Budgets for Dalit Women in India
Asha Kowtal Dear Friends, On behalf of the All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch, it is our pleasure to invite you to the “National Conference …
Preliminary Report: National Tribunal Violence against Dalit Women
National Tribunal – Violence Against Dalit Women Introduction “Hindu Society as such does not exist. It is only a collection of castes. Each caste is …
First Day at the ‘National Tribunal – Violence Against Dalit Women in India’
The National Tribunal – Violence against Dalit Women in India (on 30th September and 1st October, 2013, at the Constitution Club in New Delhi) was conceived in the …
National Tribunal – Violence Against Dalit Women
Asha Kowtal A two day event planned in Delhi on September 30th and October 1st 2013 is one small step in the long and arduous …