Hathras case: Dalit women are among the most oppressed in the world - BBC
WEBDalit women across swathes of rural India have been victims of sexual violence for as long as anyone can remember.
In pictures: The many lives of India's Dalits - BBC
WEBDec 20, 2023 · India's 200 million Dalits find themselves among the nation's most marginalised citizens, condemned to the lowest echelons of society by a rigid caste hierarchy.
Indian-American professor Shailaja Paik receives US Genius Grant …
WEB16 hours ago · US News: Historian and a professor at University of Cincinnati, Shailaja Paik has received a $800,000 "genius" grant from Mc Arthur Foundation for writing abou.
India's all-female news outlet faces sexism, death threats. A new …
WEBApr 4, 2021 · The award-winning documentary Writing with Fire follows Meera Devi (right), chief reporter for the Khabar Lahariya — a news publication run by Dalit, members of India's lowest caste.
In India, Dalits still feel bottom of the caste ladder - NBC News
WEBSep 13, 2020 · There are 200 million Dalits in India out of a population of 1.3 billion. Indian policemen beat a lower caste Dalit protestor during a nationwide strike in Ahmadabad, India. Ajit Solanki / AP file
Dalit Journalist Takes On India’s Caste Injustices - The New York Times
WEBMar 6, 2023 · Dalit Journalist Takes On India’s Caste Injustices - The New York Times. With Stories of Her Oppressed Community, a Journalist Takes Aim at the Walls of Caste. Meena Kotwal started a news outlet...
Opinion: I was born into India’s lowest caste. But nothing will ... - CNN
WEBJun 3, 2024 · Shreeja Rao, a young Dalit woman, writes about what it means to forge a sense of joy, camaraderie and community with other women of India’s lowest caste.
Seven Decades After It Was Abolished, ‘Untouchability’ Continues …
WEBAug 23, 2022 · The brazen act of violence in Jalore has brought back horrific memories of the gang rape and murder of a Dalit girl by four upper caste men in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. The BJP government in the ...
The Dalit activist fighting for rape survivors - BBC News
WEBDalits (formerly known as untouchables) are on the lowest rung of a deeply discriminatory Hindu caste system. As a historically disadvantaged group, they are protected by law, but they continue...
In 'Coming Out As Dalit,' a member of a reviled caste tells her …
WEBMar 10, 2024 · For thousands of years, Dalits have been abused, mistreated, discriminated against and killed because of their lower caste. No wonder many of us hide our Dalit identity now.