Once among the best in the country, West Bengal’s education system is in dire state now with rising student dropouts, especially of girls, lack of teachers, school closures and rise of RSS-affiliated schools. Scene 1: Struggles of a marginalised student […]
Ramchandrapur(Bengal): Over 15 kilometres away from Kolkata, around a kilometre off the main road there is a camp set up with bamboo and plastic. Inside, there is a festive atmosphere as women sit together cutting fruits, setting up iftaar. There […]
Resistance against long-standing efforts by upper caste people to deny those belonging to Scheduled Caste communities entry into temples reveal the pervasive nature of caste discrimination in the state. Despite lawsuits and intimidation tactics, we persist with your support. Contribute […]
A group of Dalits’ struggle to enter a temple has now brought the caste conflict in West Bengal into the spotlight. “Only Muslims and families with the Das surname were prohibited from entering the temple premises. We are also […]
After 300 years of exclusion, Dalit families in West Bengal finally enter into the Gidheshwar Shiv Temple, marking a historic win for equality and inclusion. After nearly three centuries, Dalit devotees have finally been allowed to enter into the Gideshwar […]
In the previous hearing, the CJI Khanna-led Bench directed hospitals and medical colleges across the country to not penalise doctors and medical professionals, who participated in protests against the ghastly rape and murder case, but had returned to their duty […]
At the third edition of the Dalit Literature utsav, writers showcased novels, poetry, and around 70 journals. The upper-caste Bengali book lovers have had very limited exposure to that. Speaking truth to power as only she can, Kalyani Thakur Charal, […]
The families at Daspara area of Gidhgram village, all having ‘Das’ surnames and belonging to the traditional community of cobblers and weavers, have allegedly been forced to stay away from temple Threatened, ostracised and pushed to the edge, a group […]
KOLKATA: Three construction workers assigned to repair a sewer joint inside a 10ft deep manhole at Kolkata Leather Complex, allegedly without protective gear, drowned Sunday morning after possibly inhaling toxic gas, police said.Farzem Sheikh (58), Suman Sardar (30) and Hasibur […]
Hurdles in accessing government procurement camps are forcing farmers and pattadars to sell paddy at lower prices to middlemen or private players. After harvesting, sharecroppers, registered bargadars, and pattadars have no direct right to sell paddy at the government’s paddy […]
