Dalit issues debated (The Hindu)
More India Press Clippings:Untouchability still exists in various forms (Coastal Digest) Eighty two percent of rural India still lacks basic amenities (Times of India) Dalit and Muslim voters deprived of right to vote in Bihar ( PTI) Manual scavenger’s daughter forced by teacher to eat trash -(ExpressBuzz) Dalits allege denial of temple entry (The Hindu) Dalits in Gengavalli block to enter temple (The Hindu) India’s untouchables to build temple to Goddess of the English language (Telegraph) India district bans cell phones for unmarried women (AFP)
Caste away by floods (The News)
Caste violence in the UK (Egorkhapatra)
Manual Scavenging ( the Hindu)
Portrayal of Dalit Campaigner (The Independent)
Dalits condemn murder conviction A public meeting will be held in Hyderabad on 30 October to protest the conviction of Pidatala Satyam Babu, a Dalit youth, for allegedly raping and murdering undergraduate student Ayesha Meera in her hostel room in 2007. Satyam Babu was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime on 29 September. Dalit organisations, his mother and even the victim’s parents believe that he has been framed (The Hndu)
Designer babies with a caste twist (GlobalPost)
Caste divisions remain obstacle to progress (IrishTimes)
More India Press clippings: The great Indian psychotherapy -(Times of India) Fears of human trafficking spike before Commonwealth Games -(Speronews) Dalits fined for drinking water from tap (IBN live) Dalit rights group alleges atrocities (Orissa Diary) Untouchability in Chennai(ExpressBuzz) 83 Dalit families face boycott over mining (Deccan Chronicle)Assaulted Dalit student dies (Hindustan Times) Land grabbing motive behind Dalit killing (Times of India) Two Dalit girls gangraped near Delhi (Times of India) Police ‘tortured’ Dalit boy (The Hindu)
Nepal Press Clippings: Dalits bar Doms from using water ( Repùblica)Family dumps Dalit daughter-in-law (República) Poverty in way of Dalit girl’s education (Himalayan Times)
Dalit girl kidnapped and forcibly converted ( Daily Times)
Osu caste in Igboland (Vanguard)
India Press Clippings: Will manual scavenging be eradicated from India? – mynews.in; India mulls private sector caste quotas (FT blog) Companies to disclose staff’s caste in annual reports (Indian Express) Shampoo and social equality (The Financial Express) Dalit woman branded a witch (IANS)Rape, torture by landlords forces villagers to flee (Times of India) Raped Dalit teen immolates herself (IANS) MPs unite to protest atrocities against Dalits (Times of India) Delegation of SC/ST MPs meet Manmohan Singh (The Hindu) Untouchability still practised in Gandhi’s land (Times of India )
UK Dalits on course to win argument (The Hindu)
Bennett meets PM Nepal (Himalayan News Service)
Killers of Dalit family escape death sentence (Times of India )
Census debate continues:The intense media debate on whether to include additional questions on caste in the census of the Indian population has continued throughout the summer. The issue has also been covered in international publications such as The Economist newspaper. Caste in doubt– (The Economist) The big deal about caste ( Livemint) Who is afraid of caste census? (Deccan Chronicle) Caste in Census: Hypocrites All! (F & B News)Caste question on census angers Indians (CNN)
Caste in globalised India:The Mint business newspaper has published a five-part series of articles on the changing role of caste in globalised India. While there is little focus on the many negative aspects of the caste system, the series does make clear that caste is still significant in Indian society. It ends with the following quote by sociologist Satish Despande: “One of the crowning ironies of 21st century India is that claims of being casteless are today the unmistakable signs of an upper caste identity.” Links to the five articles: Rise of India’s caste warrior; The business of caste in India; Caste-based organisations go global; Rising divorce rates renew interest in same caste unions; The contemporary meanings of caste
More India Press Clippings: High-caste Indians against Dalit cooks (The National) Dalit girl paraded naked in Mumbai (Times of India) Five thousand Dalit Christians and Muslims rally against discrimination ( AsiaNews) MPs contest figures on manual scavengers (The Hindu) Dalit lynched for stealing cell phone – (Times of India) Future bright for young outcasts (The Daily Item)War on beggars ( Frontline) Sexually harassed Dalit seeks justice (Times of India Dalits withdraw kids from school (The Pioneer) Caste is still the tie that binds India (The Guardian)
Killers of Dalit family escape death sentence (Times of India )
Census debate continues:The intense media debate on whether to include additional questions on caste in the census of the Indian population has continued throughout the summer. The issue has also been covered in international publications such as The Economist newspaper. Caste in doubt– (The Economist) The big deal about caste ( Livemint) Who is afraid of caste census? (Deccan Chronicle) Caste in Census: Hypocrites All! (F & B News)Caste question on census angers Indians (CNN)
Caste in globalised India:The Mint business newspaper has published a five-part series of articles on the changing role of caste in globalised India. While there is little focus on the many negative aspects of the caste system, the series does make clear that caste is still significant in Indian society. It ends with the following quote by sociologist Satish Despande: “One of the crowning ironies of 21st century India is that claims of being casteless are today the unmistakable signs of an upper caste identity.” Links to the five articles: Rise of India’s caste warrior; The business of caste in India; Caste-based organisations go global; Rising divorce rates renew interest in same caste unions; The contemporary meanings of caste
More India Press Clippings: High-caste Indians against Dalit cooks (The National) Dalit girl paraded naked in Mumbai (Times of India) Five thousand Dalit Christians and Muslims rally against discrimination ( AsiaNews) MPs contest figures on manual scavengers (The Hindu) Dalit lynched for stealing cell phone – (Times of India) Future bright for young outcasts (The Daily Item)War on beggars ( Frontline) Sexually harassed Dalit seeks justice (Times of India Dalits withdraw kids from school (The Pioneer) Caste is still the tie that binds India (The Guardian)
Census debates divide India (Economic Times)
Dalits fear return of Harayana Village (The Hindu)
More India Press Clippings: Burning baskets of shame (The Hindu Magazine) An endless fight against manual scavenging (The Hindu) A blinkered vision (Hindustan Times; D is for Dalits… (Times of India) Dalit teacher kills self after insult (Times of Idia) Impoverished Indian communities fight for education – (News Blaze) His cherry blossom moment ( India Today)Caste discrimination aggravates water crisis ( Kalinga Times)
Durga Sob – Nepal’s trailblazing Dalit feminist The New Internationalist magazine recently published an interview with Durga Sob, founder and president of the Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO), a national associate of IDSN. She is also a member of IDSN’s Executive Group. Durga Sob talks about her own background and the achievements of Nepal’s Dalit women in recent years
Sixteen men sentenced to death for killing Dalits (Indian Express)
Women’s empowerment in India (TheGuardianweekly)
More India Press Clippings: Interlinkages between caste and sexuality (Women’s Feature Service) 12-year old Dalit killed for stealing wheat (The Hindustan Times) Manual scavenging continues despite ban (Chandigarh Tribune) The Dalit treasure hunt ( Business Standard) Principal thrashes Dalit boy (Times of India) Police role in increased violence against Dalits(The Hindu)Pune exhibition to help Dalits script success stories (DNA)Kumar wanted to scrap SC/ST act (PTI) SCs, STs let down by ministers(ExpressBuzz) Huge backlog in SC/ST recruitments (The Hindu) Vulnerable sections ignored in budget allocations (The Hindu)
Rape victim threatens suicide A 17-year old Dalit girl, who was abducted and gang-raped by armed men in January, has threatened to kill herself unless the culprits are brought to justice. The four men who allegedly took part in the crime have been granted pre-arrest bail, and the victim’s family accused the police of obstructing the case. Civil society protests have reportedly not resulted in further action from the authorities (the news)
Dalits demand end to discrimination (The Daily Star)
MPs launch plan for cooperation A group of Dalit parliamentarians have launched a common forum, which will coordinate their work. (República)
Rise in inter-caste marriages (The Times of India)
Speaker makes strong statements on caste (Asian Tribune)
‘Untouchability’ wall demolished (The Hindu)
More India Press Clippings: Have quotas served their purpose? (Asian Age) Dalit families migrate from Gujarat village (OneIndia) 478 hostels for SC/ST students (ExpressBuzz) Lives of Dalits have improved (Minister) (The Hindu) Dalit woman set on fire for objecting to molestation (Times of India)Kalyug: Descent into darkness (HardNewsMedia) Hidden apartheid(Frontline) Opening temple doors to all (The Trinidad Guardian)
Caste discrimination is intact The UK magazine New Statesman has published a comprehensive article on caste discrimination in India. The piece concludes that the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi later this year will be an ideal opportunity to put India’s caste system in the spotlight
Top government posts elude Dalits (Top News)
Caste system persists in cyberspace (GlobalPost)
More India Press Clippings: Inside the mind of young India (The Economic Times) Sixty years of change in India ( Guardian comment) Dalits welcome HC’s quota verdict (Express Buzz) Law sought on quotas for SC/ST in private sector – (The Hindu) Being called a Hindu is like an abuse to me (Times of India) Caste bias against Dalits not down (Times of India) Dalit girl set on fire after rape attempt (The Hindu) Dalit girl’s gangrape has hung for 11 years(Indian Express) Teenage Dalit girl gang-raped (The Hindu)Tamil Nadu Dalit youth alleges he was forced to eat human excreta ( DNA) Death of Dalit farmer sparks off protest (The Hindu) UP Legislative Council to get first Dalit chairman (The Pioneer) A new cooking experience for Dalit women (The Hindu)
