-TheWire.in Sunita now fears losing her job as the parents of the school children allege that her appointment was in violation of norms, which the authorities deny. Dehradun: On November 25, Sunita, a Dalit woman, secured a job as Bhojan Mata, a cook, at a local government school in Sukhidhang village of the Champawat district, Uttarakhand. Even though the monthly salary paid to her is a meagre Rs 3,000 a month, the...
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Upper-caste Hindus, policemen responsible for murder of Dalit family, say kin
-MaktoobMedia.com Kin of the four members of a Dalit family who were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Thursday have alleged that an upper-caste Hindu family is responsible for the heinous crime. Phoolchand Pasi, a 50-year-old Dalit labourer, his wife 40-year-old Meenu, 10-year-old son Shiv and 16-year-old daughter Sapna were murdered in Gohri village of Soraon Vidhan Sabha of Prayagraj. The minor girl was allegedly gang-raped before her death. While talking to NDTV,...
More »This temple in Kasaragod remains shut for three years after 'untouchables' demand dignity -George Poikayil
-The New Indian Express More than eight decades after the Temple Entry Proclamation, the untouchables' cannot take the 18-step stairway to the temple or directly drop money in the offertory plate! SWARGA (Kasaragod): Shri Jatadhari 'Devasthanam' (abode of god) is nestled in the middle of arecanut plantations of Brahmins. There is no motorable road to reach the centuries-old place of worship and devotees have to walk around 200m along the perennial Badiyar...
More »School principal makes Dalit students sit in separate queues during mid-day meal in UP, suspended -Namita Bajpai
-The New Indian Express A detailed probe is underway after the FIR was registered against Soni under relevant sections of the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act. LUCKNOW: The principal of a primary school in Vanpurwa Gaderi gram panchayat of Amethi district of UP made students belonging to the Scheduled Castes sit in different queues during the mid-day meals on the school premises. An FIR has been registered and the school principal has been suspended. A...
More »A new wave of Bahujan solidarity seeks to break down barriers in India -Johanna Deeksha
-Scroll.in Young people from marginalised communities are building networks to challenge the upper-caste capture of academic and professional spaces. One day sometime in mid 2020, Aditi Priya, a Masters’ graduate in economics employed with a research organisation, messaged Disha Wadekar, a lawyer, on Facebook. Priya needed help with research she was conducting on the link between police presence and gender-based violence on women, particularly in marginalised communities. She felt Wadekar, as a...
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