#casteviolence — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #casteviolence, aggregated by home.social.
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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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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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Mari Selvaraj, ‘Maamannan’, and the cinema of caste in Tamil Nadu
A new generation of Tamil filmmakers are confronting the caste-glorification films of the past – but controversy is often quick to follow, and Tamil cinema’s history with caste is more complex than many recognise. Karthik Ram Manoharan writes.
#TamilNadu #cinema #MariSelvaraj #maamannan #caste #dalits #PaRanjith #vetrimaaran #TJGnanavel #ThevarMagan #KamalHaasan #CasteViolence #casteism #DravidianPolitics #TamilCinema #shankar #ManiRatnam #kollywood #history #AntiCasteCinema #LongRead #india