Prashant Mishra, in a new blog called ‘dalits of Rajasthan’, writes on issues Dalits face in Rajasthan:
Linked by kuffir. Join Blogbharti facebook group.Rajasthan, having a feudal past, the target groups, the dalit men and women are the worst sufferers of Indian caste system which not only perpetuates social hierarchy but also institutionalised discrimination and social exclusion, The key issues are untouchability, susceptibility to physical violence, barriers to participate in decision making process and access to basic services. All these lead to extreme level of marginalisation and dehumanisation of the dalits and women.
hi there is a debute going on about dalits on asiansinmedia
there was a channel 4 documentry unrepoted world
Reporter Ramita Navai and producer Siobhan Sinnerton travel through India exposing the horrific plight of the country’s 170 million Dalits: literally “the broken people”, and previously called “the untouchables”; who are at the bottom of India’s caste system and are some of the most oppressed people on Earth. Economic growth has done little to improve the Dalits’ lot; despite legislation, they still form 60 per cent of all those below the poverty line. Now, as Unreported World reports, Dalits are starting to fight for political power in an Indian civil rights movement.
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/ontv/unreported_world/india the broken people/830447
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