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Dalit woman set on fire in Madhya Pradesh days after filing harassment complaint
arun Posted On October 14, 2024


The incident took days after the woman filed a police complaint against 48-year-old Mangilal, a resident of her village, for attempting to assault her. The woman was first treated at the district hospital and then transferred to Indore’s hospital, where she […]


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‘Education helped me flee the slum. It can be like a magic wand for Dalits’: Shailaja Paik
arun Posted On October 13, 2024


Indian American historian Shailaja Paik has had quite the week since she was made a MacArthur Fellow and received a ‘genius grant’ of $800,000. Her inbox is full of emails, her schedule is packed and social media has had a […]


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‘A celebration of Dalit women’s ideas’: Shailaja Paik, first Dalit winner of a MacArthur Fellowship
arun Posted On October 12, 2024


‘The sexual and gendered arrangements of the caste system to oppress Dalit Tamasha women remained unexamined,’ said Paik who has written a book on the subject. Historian Shailaja Paik has become the first Dalit person to be awarded the prestigious […]


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New MSME policy must aid women, dalit entrepreneurs, says Telangana minister Sridhar
arun Posted On October 9, 2024


HYDERABAD: IT & Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu on Tuesday emphasised the need to ensure that the benefits outlined in the newly formulated policy for Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSME) are accessible to women and backward classes, including Dalit […]


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Dalit women are the oppressed of the oppressed, Dalit of Dalits: Shailaja Paik interview
arun Posted On October 9, 2024


In an interview with TNM, Dalit historian and PhD Scholar Shailaja Paik talks about her childhood in Maharashtra, experiencing caste and gender discrimination, and what led her to her work on Dalits, gender, and sexuality. Written by:Cris Edited by:Dhanya Rajendran […]


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When a Dalit Woman Sarpanch Overcame Prejudice with the Supreme Court’s Backing
arun Posted On October 9, 2024


The court expressed concern over the systemic bias against women elected from reserved seats, emphasizing that such discrimination undermines efforts toward gender equality and women’s empowerment in public office. Geetha Sunil Pillai New Delhi/Jalgaon – In a landmark case that […]


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This social enterprise is creating journalists out of Dalit, Adivasi women
arun Posted On October 8, 2024


Chambal Media portrays society from the perspective of the most marginalised women to empower social change through hyperlocal content. Photo of Saranya Chakrapani Saranya Chakrapani Journalist Amreen Banu’s love for storytelling has the power to invigorate any tired journalist in […]


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Chitralekha, Kerala Dalit auto driver who battled caste oppression, dies at 48
arun Posted On October 7, 2024


Chitralekha, who started working as an autorickshaw driver in 2004, spent years fighting targeted harassment and ostracism from fellow drivers, most of whom were CITU members, allegedly owing to her layered identity as a Dalit woman. Chitralekha, an autorickshaw driver […]


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Historian Shailja Paik receives $800,000 MacArthur “genius” grant for work on Dalit women
arun Posted On October 7, 2024


Shailja Paik’s research focuses on how caste domination intersects with gender and sexuality to strip Dalit women of their dignity and identity. Shailja Paik, a historian and professor at the University of Cincinnati, has been awarded an $800,000 “genius” grant […]


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Dalit activist Chitralekha dies of cancer after long battle against CPM
arun Posted On October 6, 2024


Chitralekha’s struggle against the CPM garnered support from various quarters. Her experience also spread light to the Left party’s perceived anti-Dalit stance. KANNUR: Chitralekha (48), a prominent Dalit rights activist known for her fight against the CPM for her right […]


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