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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch
As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.
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Centre to fund 60% of scholarship for Scheduled Caste students
The revised scheme is to benefit four crore SC students directly as the money will now be transferred to their bank accounts
Delay in scholarships leave Dalit students in hot water
The underprivileged students often end up deferring their admission in universities abroad because of delay in award letter from the Government
AIFRTE slams Centre for suggesting scrapping reservation in IIT faculty recruitment
The move was also condemned by IIT Bombay’s Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle for its casteist ignorance
Hathras case: UP State & DM deny accepting house and job requests of the victim’s family
The victim’s family submitted before the High Court that they were promised compensation, employment and a house by the DM which was being refused
Tribal man dies under mysterious circumstances in UP
Family rejects police theory of drunken brawl, demands justice
Gumla lynching case accused moves Jharkhand HC for bail
One Adivasi man was killed and three injured in the April 2019 mob attack
Why not call ‘lower castes’ by their name wonders BJP MP Pragya Thakur
While calling oppressed castes ‘ignorant’ the BJP politician encourages the audience to stick to their caste profession
Tribal leader V.K Geetha leads struggle against destructive development
She is the first woman Tribal rights activist to lead the forest dwelling Kadar community to resist the Kerala Hydel Power Project
Manual Scavengers Act: Karnataka HC issues directions over implementation
The court noted that manual scavenging is most inhuman and that it infringes the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21
UP Dalit woman raped, killed, body found with mud in orifices!
However, this crime in Jugail Police Station area of Sonbhadra has not found space in mainstream headlines yet, it was just shared on social media
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