Why Dalit?

Reaching the unreached: enabling Dalit girls to get schooling.

The 1991 census showed a female illiteracy rate of over 39%, requiring a major new effort to include all women, especially the poor, in a program of universal primary education. Institute for Socially Disadvantaged Groups' Educational Improvement (ISDGEI) based in Kolhapur (Maharashtra) is working for social transformation through education. Most disadvantaged are poor Dalit women and girls l...

The Status of Dalit Women in India’s Caste Based System

Future of Untouchables in India: A Case Study of Dalit

The Constitution of India guarantees equality of status to all citizens, irrespective of their caste, race, religion, descent, place of birth and residence. The majority of Dalits are poor, socially backward, and deprived of basic needs. Though some Dalits have occupied important positions in politics and government jobs, majority of them have faced discrimination lack access to education, heal...

Does women’s caste make a significant contribution to adolescent pregnancy in Nepal? A study of Dalit and non-Dalit adolescents and young adults in Rupandehi district

BACKGROUND Adolescent pregnancy is a public health concern worldwide. There are disparities in the occurrence of adolescence pregnancy in different social groups and settings; however, few studies have focused on the contribution of a woman's caste in early pregnancy in Nepal. This study aimed to examine the association between caste and adolescent pregnancy; and investigate factors that influe...

Under the Yoke: Representation of the Class Struggle in Select Dalit Fiction

Article Info: Article Received 20/01/2016 Revised on: 25/02/2016 Accepted on: 08/03/2016 ABSTRACT The anthology of short stories selected for analysis in this paper is titled Survival and Other Stories (2012). The work has been edited by Sankar Prasad Singha and Indranil Acharya and is a collection of Bengali Dalit Fiction in translation. Certain stories which throw light on the changing perspe...