Transgender women Are Being Excluded From Maharashtra’s Cash Scheme For Women
With no clarity on trans women beneficiaries, and the many hurdles to establishing gender identity, the Ladki Bahin scheme is becoming exclusionary
More Women, Adivasis, Dalits and Muslims Died During COVID-19 First Wave
Unlike the rest of the world, women’s life expectancy fell by more years than men’s and that of marginalised communities fell more sharply in the first year of the pandemic. This skew, say, researchers can be traced to social inequalities
How This Young Dalit Union Leader Found Her Place In The Union
Gender based violence, caste discrimination and forced labour practices are rife in Indian garment factories. In Tamil Nadu, Theivanai Maruthai, a young Dalit woman trade union leader is trying to change this
‘Our Financial Situation Is So Bad That Our Relatives Have Stopped Visiting’
Carrying the burden of an eight-year-old debt, 50-year-old Karuna Kale from Madhya Pradesh’s Barwaha almost broke down while talking about the financial condition of her household
Diversion Of Forests Hits Adivasi Women The Hardest. Here Is Why
In 15 of the 86 constituencies where the general elections will be held tomorrow, more than 30% of voters are impacted by the Forest Rights Act. We look at how the loss of forests impacts the lives and livelihoods of Adivasi women
“My Income Hasn’t Changed In Ten Years, And We Have No Savings”
Whether it is putting off an urgent surgery or making do with 250 gm of fish for her family of four once a month, Lakhya Hira Phukon, like most other poorly-paid ASHA workers, has to balance her domestic budget with extreme care
‘Our Farms Are Failing, We Live On Loans From Here, There, Everywhere’
We speak to a farmer family whose roots lie in rural Andhra, but have also spread to the cities – there is simply never enough money to get by
Cost Of Maternal Healthcare Is Pushing Families Into Debt Trap In Maharashtra
Few women in impoverished packets of rural Maharashtra are aware of government welfare schemes or do not have the documents to access them
How A Trade Unionist Used Art To Power Her Unique Trade Union Journey
Culture is a powerful medium to collectivise and empower the working class, says the veteran union leader
‘I Am Furious With How State, Politicians Neglect The Poor And Marginalised’
In the bastis of east Mumbai, trade union leader Sangeeta Kamble is an ally and friend of the
Sleep And Night Time Economy In A Street Vendor Neighbourhood
What are the peculiarities of sleep and rest in the life of a female street vendor who works in a market that opens before dawn? Can alternate ideas of urban planning help reimagine her life, ease her anxieties? We return to Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar for answers
In Their Fight For Space, Female Vendors Deal With Everyday Violence
Violent evictions from streets, abuse and brutality are routine for street vendors. A law to protect their rights suffers from flawed implementation
Aaram Ki Jagah: Tracing Leisure Spaces For Raghubir Nagar’s Women Vendors
In this, the third in the series ‘Placing Work, Mapping Places’, we explore the many reasons why Raghubir Nagar’s women hawkers associate leisure with the safety of places of worship
Love Should Be A Radical Tool Of Rebellion Against Caste
A trainer who works with marginalised youth groups believes that Dalit women in intercaste relationships do not get the respect they deserve
Godna: The Resistance Art Form Of Madhubani’s Dalit Dusadh Women
Godna, the fine art of tattoo painting, is practised by Dalit Dusadh women. Its approach, raw material, and themes are nothing like the more popular Mithila artwork
Tired of Roaming About At Home And In The World
The country is partitioned. India is independent. Crowds of people are pouring in from East Pakistan—from Jessore, Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur, via Kushtia and the border at […]
Jaharveer Mela In Mathura Is An Assertion of Dalit Faith, Cultural Identity
The Jaharveer festival is an important event in the life of Mathura’s Valmikis, marking their distinct culture and identity
Dalit Lacemakers Of Narsapuram: How They Found Dignity And Livelihood In 19th Century
A craft brought by the missionaries changed the lives of Dalit women in multiple ways before it became the domain of a dominant caste
The Subtle Brutal Flavours of Casteism In My Family Kitchen
In an intercaste marriage, patriarchy and caste privilege decide food practices
Dalit History Month: Writing Our Own Histories
Dalit histories are diverse and it is important to record and remember everything we can until they become mainstream.
Vending Law Ineffective, Raghubir Nagar’s Pheriwalis Reimagine Safe Work Spaces
In this, the second in the series ‘Placing Work, Mapping Places’, we detail the struggles of Raghubir Nagar’s pheriwalis in dealing with street and State violence. We ask them to reimagine their workspaces as safer, gender-friendly and more productive.
Placing Work, Mapping Places — Stories of Raghubir Nagar’s women informal workers
In India’s cheapest second-hand clothes market, women have to reclaim public spaces to assert their right to livelihood constantly
How Police And Justice System Fails Survivors of Sexual Violence In Uttar Pradesh
“Tum gareeb ho, tum rehne do. Waise bhi tum jhoota case likha rahi ho toh case nahi likha jayega” (You are poor, so you shouldn’t pursue […]