Heightened tensions in Posco Project Area : A fact finding report
On the 9th of March 2013, a 12 member team consisting of human rights activists, journalists, academicians, democratic rights and civil liberty activists, conducted a fact finding visit to Patana and Gobindapur villages…
Caste Based Discrimination in the UK – Demonstrations outside Parliament and the Debate Outcome in the Lords
Source: Sanhati March 13, 2013 We wanted to say a big thank you to all supporters for showing your presence at the demonstration outside Parliament on Monday. We know legal protection for victims…
Dalit Poems of Maharashtra
Poets Narayan Surve (left) and Baburao Bagul Translated by Swapna Banerjee-Guha Source: Sanhati Translator’s Note: Dalit poems have got a special place in the literature of Maharashtra. At the same time, they are…
Ask Boaventura #01 – Castes
Question: How does one identify ´abyssal line´ in lieu of the Gandhi-Ambedkar Debate on granting special status to the backward castes in India? (Dhruv Pande, ALICE Team, from India) You can also send…
(Trans)gender and caste lived experience – Transphobia as a form of Brahminism: An Interview of Living Smile Vidya
From: Sanhati, January 26, 2013 By Kaveri Karthik and Gee Suleiman Living Smile Vidya Note from the interviewers: This is the transcript of a conversation between dalit transgender feminist writer and theater…
Execution of Afzal Guru : Statements and Responses
From: Sanhati, February 13, 2013 CPDR STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE EXECUTION OF AFZAL GURU Committee for the Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR) Mumbai strongly condemns the hanging of Afzal Guru by the Indian state…
The Unending Struggle of Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims for Equality: S. Japhet and Y. Moses
From: Kafila Religious minorities, both Christians and Muslims from different parts of the country have converged in Delhi to demand reservations for Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims. This is part of a long…
