Dalits

The Marry Go Round

Madhavankutty Pillai

On meaningless social integration schemes that get pointless tweaks

Between Man and God

V Shoba

Dalit priests have found acceptance in neighbouring Kerala, but in Tamil Nadu, will the wait ever end for non-Brahmins to enter the sanctum sanctorum?

What Powers the Dalit Resurgence

Ullekh NP

A new generation of Dalit leaders are challenging the old order and defying social hierarchies of the heartland

Aurangabad Farmer: ‘Let Me Die’

Omkar Khandekar

Driven to desperation by debt, an Aurangabad farmer seeks government permission to kill himself

Not Cow, But Bull Slaughter

Murad Ali Baig

It is the males of the species that are threatened

Fault Lines and False Notes

Ullekh NP

Communal resentment still simmers in volatile western UP and no party is averse to harvesting it

The Maratha-Dalit Divide

Haima Deshpande

Angry Marathas voice their anger against Dalits

Dalit: The Overcomers

Kumar Anshuman

A warmer Dalit story beyond the familiar narrative of discrimination, dispossession and brutalisation. Open portrays lives that have turned adversity into opportunity