In a new twist to the horrific incident of alleged caste violence in Nanguneri town, it has emerged that two of the accused ...

The candidates are Prakash Sunar (Nepali Congress, Bajhang), Chakra Prasad Rasaili (UML, Dadeldhura), Bimala BK (UML, Bardiya ...

Historically, Indian mainstream theatre has exclusively been a ‘gated community’ where dominant caste perspectives dictate ...

Caste — one of the oldest systems of exclusion in the world — is thriving. Despite the ban on Untouchability 70 years ago, caste impacts 1.9 billion people in the world. Every 15 minutes, a crime is ...

Shailaja Paik was born into India’s Dalit community — one of the millions who belong to historically marginalized and oppressed castes due to their professions. They’re so scorned that they were for ...

Discover the inspiring legacy of Meenambal Sivaraj, a pioneering advocate for Dalit rights and women's empowerment in India.

During the month of April, millions of Ambedkarites and caste-abolition allies celebrate Dalit History Month. Launched in 2015 by a collective of Dalit feminists, including Thenmozhi Soundararajan and ...

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Durga Sob was born in Doti, and was sent by her family for higher studies in Kathmandu in 1980. She had faced caste discrimination in Nepal’s culturally conservative far-west, and had thought educated ...

Every February, the United States observes Black History Month, a commemoration dedicated to remembering the struggles, ...

Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family's Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she's written ground-breaking books on India's... Shailaja Paik was born into India’s Dalit community — ...