#casteviolence — Public Fediverse posts
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Man acquitted in the Ariyalur rape and murder is preparing for a political career
Only one person was convicted in the Ariyalur case where a minor Dalit girl was raped and murdered. The News Minute met the family of the victim seeking justice and some of the men who have been let off.
#TamilNadu #ariyalur #AriyalurRape #dalits #paraiyars #vanniyars #rape #ViolenceAgainstChildren #ViolenceAgainstWomen #DMK #HinduMunnani #CasteViolence #caste #india
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Dalit Labourer, Family Brutally Assaulted for Refusing Forced Labour in UP Village
The police have responded promptly by registering an FIR and arresting four individuals involved in the attack.
#UttarPradesh #gonda #dalits #CasteViolence #labour #RuralIndia #casteism #caste #india
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Despite Untouchability, Contractual Service, Paltry Remuneration — Why Bihar’s Mehtars Scavenge Human Excreta for a Living
Despite financial constraints, the community has promising aspirational youth who are countering the notion that individuals from marginalized castes lack the desire for education.
#bihar #ManualScavenging #dalits #mehtars #untouchability #CasteViolence #labour #education #caste #india
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10 Issues For Which The Government Did Not Provide Data In Parliament
Government frequently cites data unavailability in Parliament as the main reason for not providing data.
#UnionGovt #transparency #RTI #parliament #CovidMismanagenent #CovidDeathToll #MigrantWorkers #WomensRights #FarmersProtests #activism #PressFreedom #ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #DetentionCentres #ForeignerTribunals #InterfaithMarriages #lynching #hindutva #AntiMuslimViolence #india
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Marked by Insight and Foresight:
K. Balagopal on Caste, Class, and the StateThe writings between the 1980 and 2003 of K. Balagopal, the scholar and democratic rights activist who died too early, emphasised caste’s role in fuelling fascism in India.
#BookReview #KBalagopal #caste #casteism #hindutva #communalism #authoritarianism #dalits #CasteViolence #BJP #congress #fascism #reservations #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india
https://www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/marked-insight-and-foresight
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Marked by Insight and Foresight:
K. Balagopal on Caste, Class, and the StateThe writings between the 1980 and 2003 of K. Balagopal, the scholar and democratic rights activist who died too early, emphasised caste’s role in fuelling fascism in India.
#BookReview #KBalagopal #caste #casteism #hindutva #communalism #authoritarianism #dalits #CasteViolence #BJP #congress #fascism #reservations #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india
https://www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/marked-insight-and-foresight
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The identity theft of Rohith Vemula’s Dalitness
The punitive logic of a casteist society that duly punished and expelled Rohith Vemula from his hostel and excommunicated him from the university while he was alive, has not spared him in his death, writes Ankit Kawade.
#RohithVemula #RadhikaVemula #CasteViolence #dalits #DalitIdentity #RSS #BJP #ABVP #casteism #HCU #hyderabad #telangana #india
https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/the-identity-theft-of-rohith-vemulas-dalitness
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Rohith Vemula suicide: Telangana DGP decides to conduct further investigation into case
The press note, issued today, Friday, May 3, also clarified that the final closure report was official filed in the jurisdictional court on March 21, 2024 by the Investigation Officer.
#telangana #RohithVemulaCase #RohithVemula #CasteViolence #SCSTAct #dalits #UniversityOfHyderabad #TelanganaPolice #BandaruDattatreya #NRamachanderRao #AppaRao #SmritiIrani #BJP #india
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Telangana police closes Rohith Vemula file, absolves former V-C and BJP leaders
The closure report in the case that was filed under SC/ST (PoA) Act alleges that Rohith was not a Dalit and claims that he died because he was afraid that this would be discovered.
#telangana #RohithVemulaCase #RohithVemula #CasteViolence #SCSTAct #dalits #UniversityOfHyderabad #TelanganaPolice #BandaruDattatreya #NRamachanderRao #AppaRao #SmritiIrani #BJP #congress #india
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An inter-caste marriage, a murder & a ‘suicide note’ — how couple’s tragic end unsettled Pallikaranai
Sharmila’s husband Praveen was killed on 24 Feb. Two months later, she attempted suicide & left behind a note blaming her parents and brothers for her husband’s killing.
#TamilNadu #chennai #CasteKilling #suicide #dalits #vanniyars #InterCasteMarriage #CasteViolence #india
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TN: Caste violence makes this village’s Dalit residents demand separate polling booth
On April 8, 2023, three Dalit residents were allegedly attacked by Vanniyars, a dominant caste group, after the trio tried to enter the Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple in Melpathi of Villupuram.
#TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #vanniyars #CasteViolence #TempleEntry #untouchability #caste #casteism #elections2024 #india
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TN: Caste violence makes this village’s Dalit residents demand separate polling booth
On April 8, 2023, three Dalit residents were allegedly attacked by Vanniyars, a dominant caste group, after the trio tried to enter the Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple in Melpathi of Villupuram.
#TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #vanniyars #CasteViolence #TempleEntry #untouchability #caste #casteism #elections2024 #india
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TN: Caste violence makes this village’s Dalit residents demand separate polling booth
On April 8, 2023, three Dalit residents were allegedly attacked by Vanniyars, a dominant caste group, after the trio tried to enter the Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple in Melpathi of Villupuram.
#TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #vanniyars #CasteViolence #TempleEntry #untouchability #caste #casteism #elections2024 #india
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TN: Caste violence makes this village’s Dalit residents demand separate polling booth
On April 8, 2023, three Dalit residents were allegedly attacked by Vanniyars, a dominant caste group, after the trio tried to enter the Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple in Melpathi of Villupuram.
#TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #vanniyars #CasteViolence #TempleEntry #untouchability #caste #casteism #elections2024 #india
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TN: Caste violence makes this village’s Dalit residents demand separate polling booth
On April 8, 2023, three Dalit residents were allegedly attacked by Vanniyars, a dominant caste group, after the trio tried to enter the Dharmaraja Draupadi Amman temple in Melpathi of Villupuram.
#TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #vanniyars #CasteViolence #TempleEntry #untouchability #caste #casteism #elections2024 #india
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An Anthology of Anti-Caste Essays and the Question of Who Gets to Kill Whom
'Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics' by Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan is an anthology of their political and theoretical writings, skilfully edited and presented by philosopher of science Maël Montévil. J. Reghu writes.
#caste #books #dalits #DivyaDwivedi #ShajMohan #MaelMontevil #CasteDiscrimination #CasteViolence #bookstodon #india
https://thewire.in/books/an-anthology-of-anti-caste-essays-and-the-question-of-who-gets-to-kill-whom
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Chennai: An intercaste love story ends in cold-blooded ‘caste killing’
Praveen was murdered by his brother-in-law and four other men.
#TamilNadu #chennai #HonourKilling #IntercasteMarriage #IntercasteLove #CasteViolence #paraiyars #dalits #yadavas #OBCs #caste #casteism #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Review: K. Balagopal’s 'Understanding Fascism: Writings on Caste, Class and the State'
Incisive essays on caste, communalism and rise of state authoritarianism in India.
#BookReview #KBalagopal #caste #casteism #hindutva #communalism #authoritarianism #dalits #CasteViolence #BJP #fascism #reservations #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india
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Review: K. Balagopal’s 'Understanding Fascism: Writings on Caste, Class and the State'
Incisive essays on caste, communalism and rise of state authoritarianism in India.
#BookReview #KBalagopal #caste #casteism #hindutva #communalism #authoritarianism #dalits #CasteViolence #BJP #fascism #reservations #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india
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UGC's Committee to Probe Caste Discrimination on Campuses Offers No Solutions
Members of the committee have no track record of tackling discrimination – but do have a closeness to the BJP. Their affidavit in the Supreme Court does not respond to the many issues raised in Abeda Tadvi and Radhika Vemula’s petition.
#UGC #CasteDiscrimination #education #CasteViolence #RohithVemula #PayalTadvi #dalits #adivasis #casteism #RSS #ABVP #BJP #india
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Dalit teen beaten, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Karnataka for WhatsApp post about deity
Members of a Hindutva group accused the 17-year-old of insulting deities Ram and Hanuman.
#karnataka #bidar #CasteViolence #RamTemple #dalits #casteism #hindutva #RamTempleInauguration #india
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19-year-old boy kills sister in Tirunelveli, ‘honour’ killing suspected
The accused, Muthu, allegedly murdered his sister as she refused to break her relationship with one of her colleagues, who belonged to a Scheduled Caste (SC).
#TamilNadu #tirunelveli #HonourKilling #CasteViolence #IntercasteLove #HumanRights #caste #RuralIndia #india
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Tamil Nadu: 60 Dalits End Pre-Independence Era Practice, Walk Street Wearing Slippers
The community members walked the ‘Kambala Naicken Street’ in Rajavur village of Tiruppur district donning footwear for the first time in living memory, breaking an unwritten discriminatory practice imposed by upper castes.
#TamilNadu #tiruppur #CasteViolence #dalits #arunthathiyars #HumanRights #casteism #caste #india
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Tamil Nadu: Study says caste pride reigns in schools, identifies casteist teachers
The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front submitted a study highlighting the prevalence of caste violence and discrimination in schools to the state government, seeking action in one month’s time.
#TamilNadu #casteism #education #schools #CasteViolence #TNUEF #dalits #adivasis #untouchability #HumanRights #RuralIndia #caste #india
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55 years on, scars of the gruesome Keezhvenmani massacre run deep
In the village, then located in the composite Thanjavur district, agricultural labourers, including children, were locked in a hut and burnt alive on the night of December 25, 1968, by landlords for rallying under the red flag and demanding a hike in wages.
#TamilNadu #KeezhvenmaniMassacre #thanjavur #CasteViolence #dalits #labour #history #histodon #india
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UP: Dalit Boy 'Forced to Drink Urine', Then Named in Sexual Harassment Case
The Thakur men accused of assaulting the 14-year-old Dalit boy claim that the row started because the boy and his friends harassed a young woman from their family. They admitted to beating up the boy but claimed they had not made him drink urine.
#UttarPradesh #jaunpur #dalits #CasteViolence #thakurs #india
https://thewire.in/caste/up-dalit-boy-forced-to-drink-urine-then-named-in-sexual-harassment-case
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Dalit youth in TN’s Tiruppur abducted, beaten up for ‘disrespecting’ caste Hindu man
Pratap, the Dalit youth, who was assaulted by caste Hindu men, said he has been receiving threatening calls on his mobile ever since he filed a police complaint against his attackers.
#TamilNadu #tiruppur #dalits #gounders #CasteViolence #casteism #caste #india
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Gujarat: Dalit Man Forced to Hold Former Employer’s Footwear in Mouth After Asking for Salary
An FIR has been filed against the businesswoman and her employees in Morbi town. The police are currently investigating the case.
#gujarat #morbi #CasteViolence #dalits #LabourRights #HumanRights #casteism #caste #india
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Obituary: When Sankaraiah said, ‘We fought for freedom, not pension’
He sacrificed his degree for the freedom struggle and was denied an honorary doctorate just before his death because the Governor refused to sign the order.
#TamilNadu #NSankaraiah #CPIM #FreedomStruggle #keezhvenmani #CasteViolence #RNRavi #governors #india
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Rajasthan: Over 56,000 caste crimes in 5 years, a shrinking conviction rate, ‘shoddy’ final reports
Conviction rate in SC/ST atrocities cases fell from 27% in 2020 to 22% in 2022.
#rajasthan #CasteViolence #CasteCrimes #dalits #adivasis #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #congress #india
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Tamil Nadu: 46-year-old Dalit cook attacked by MBCs, hospitalised
People of both SC and MBC communities reside in Arunachalapuram village. Some months ago, the SC residents attempted to install a party flag and this irked the MBC residents.
#TamilNadu #tenkasi #dalits #SCs #MBCs #CasteViolence #caste #casteism #HumanRights #india
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Manual scavenging: The unending pain of India's sewer workers
Manual scavenging is banned in India but the practice is still commonplace, with people forced into it because of rigid caste rules and the lack of other livelihood options. Successive federal governments, including the current one, have missed several deadlines to declare India free of manual scavenging, most recently in August this year.
#ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #sanitation #SanitationWorkers #labour #labor #HumanRights #caste #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #governance #india
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Gujarat: Five booked after Dalit principal dies by suicide in Amreli
In a video message, Kanti Chauhan had alleged that the village head used casteist slurs against him and asked to hand over grants that he had received.
#gujarat #amreli #dalits #CasteViolence #KantiChauhan #HateSpeech #suicide #casteism #education #RuralIndia #BJPStates #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1057947/gujarat-five-booked-after-dalit-principal-dies-by-suicide-in-amreli
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Living in fear: tribals in Madhya Pradesh
Although Scheduled Tribe communities are 20 per cent of the population here, their lives are not safe. The state records the highest number of atrocities against them, and it’s only rising.
#MadhyaPradesh #adivasis #tribals #gond #bhil #sahariya #rajputs #CasteViolence #BJP #hindutva #HumanRights #caste #india
https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/living-in-fear-tribals-in-madhya-pradesh/
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'Completely Eradicate Manual Scavenging' : Supreme Court Directs Union & States; Increases Compensation For Sewer Deaths To Rs 30 Lakh
Expressing grave anguish at the continuance of this abhorrent practice in India, the Supreme Court directed that the compensation in cases of sewer deaths must be increased to Rs.30 lakhs. In cases of permanent disablement arising from sewer operations, the Court directed the increase of compensation to Rupees 20 lakhs and for other forms of disablement, the compensation must be not less than Rs 10 lakhs.
#ManualSavenging #SupremeCourt #CasteViolence #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #india
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Caste and patriarchy – how to read the ‘Ramcharitmanas’ of Tulsidas today
Tulsidas was a religious poet and not a historian. His primary concern is not to record history, in the modern sense, but to reveal the nature of god.
#ramcharitmanas #casteism #patriarchy #caste #HinduMythology #ramayana #awadh #CasteViolence #hinduism #dalits #india #books #bookstodon
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Victim ‘converted Christian’, can’t get aid under SC/ST Act in Balveer case: Madras HC
Additional advocate general filed a counter affidavit, stating Kumar is neither a member of a SC nor a ST community and that he is a converted Christian, and not entitled for compensation.
#TamilNadu #MadrasHC #MaduraiBench #CustodialTorture #ambasamudram #dalits #DalitChristians #SCSTAct #CasteViolence #casteism #caste #PoliceBrutality #torture #india
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1992 Vachathi brutality: Madras High Court confirms conviction, sentence imposed on forest, police and revenue officials
Justice P. Velmurugan dismisses all criminal appeals filed by the convicts in 2011 challenging the judgement passed by Dharmapuri Principal Sessions Court. The court also directed Tamil Nadu government to pay a compensation of ₹10 lakh each to the 18 rape victims and to initiate appropriate action against the then Collector, Superintendent of Police and District Forest Officer for having failed to take action despite complaints regarding the atrocities.
#TamilNadu #dharmapuri #vachathi #VachathiRapes #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #CasteViolence #tribals #StateViolence #TNPolice #india
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Tamil Nadu: Sanitary staff attempts suicide after panchayat president hurls caste slur
Sources said Karupasamy and his wife Muniammal belong to the Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiyar), and are among 27 sanitary contract workers deployed by the Green Trust for Pudur Town panchayat.
#TamilNadu #thoothukudi #HateCrime #HateSpeech #dalits #arunthathiyars #CasteViolence #casteism #panchayats #RuralIndia #india
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Do Dalit lives matter less than Muslims’?
We have been conditioned into accepting the violence against the Scheduled Castes as inevitable. This method of rationalisation is now slowly being extended to the attacks against Muslims.
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/do-dalit-lives-matter-less-than-muslims-23308371
#dalits #CasteDiscrimination #CasteViolence #caste #ScheduledTribes #adivasis #muslims #BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #JawaharlalNehru #nehru #hindutva #RuralIndia #SanatanaDharma #SanatanDharma #india
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Tamil Nadu: Two Dalit men die while cleaning sewage tank
The contractor who hired them has been arrested for not providing safety gear.
https://scroll.in/latest/1055681/tamil-nadu-two-dalit-men-die-while-cleaning-sewage-tank
#TamilNadu #chennai #ManualScavenging #dalits #labour #OCF #ManualScavengingAct #SCSTAct #caste #CasteViolence #HumanRights #CasteDiscrimination #india
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Dalit professor at BHU accuses two colleagues and two students of assault, molestation
The professor alleged that the police filed a case over three months after the incident occurred.
#UttarPradesh #varanasi #BHU #dalits #SexualAssault #CasteViolence #universities #academia #ViolenceAgainstWomen #casteism #india
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Read: Manoj Mitta on Why Caste-Based Violence Continues With Impunity in India
Discussing his latest book with Sravasti Dasgupta, Manoj Mitta says that whenever there is an instance of mass violence, one arm or another of the Indian state has betrayed caste prejudice.
https://thewire.in/caste/manoj-mitta-caste-based-violence-impunity-interview
#interview #ManojMitta #caste #dalits #CasteViolence #CasteDiscrimination #HumanRights #law #inequality #marginalisation #constitution #india #books #bookstodon #histodon #history
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The Long Struggle of India’s Sanitation Workers
For centuries, the caste system has forced Dalit laborers to handle human waste in deadly conditions. Now they are rising up.https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/08/24/the-long-struggle-of-indias-sanitation-workers/
#ManualScavenging #SanitationWorkers #dalits #caste #CasteDiscrimination #CasteViolence #untouchability #inequality #HumanRights #labour #india #LongRead
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Watch: 'Violence Against Dalits in Post-Independent India Not Seen in Gandhi or Ambedkar's Lifetime'
Manoj Mitta speaks to The Wire's Sravasti Dasgupta to unpack these legal battles to provide a wider lens to understand why caste based inequality endures and caste-based violence continues with impunity, despite the Constitutional guarantee of equality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfgUZsBzQuU
#interview #ManojMitta #caste #dalits #CasteViolence #CasteDiscrimination #HumanRights #law #inequality #marginalisation #constitution #india #books #bookstodon #histodon #history