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
Bribes, Bullying, Sexual Harassment: Why Workers In A Delhi Hospital Want An End To Outsourced Hiring
Striking sanitation workers in Delhi’s Burari Hospital have accused private hiring companies of corrupt practices and sexual harassment
Why A Dalit Woman Is Demanding A Cremation Ground For Dalits In Her Village
In rural Maharashtra, landless Dalit families often struggle to find space to cremate their dead. Pramila Zombade wants that to change
What Justice for Bilkis Bano Means For Feminist Solidarity
Feminist solidarities come in all forms — legal petitions, street protests, Whatsapp conversations, vigils and signature campaigns – as the Bilkis case shows
Why Adivasis Of Hasdeo Aranya Are Back On The Streets, Again
Protests to protect one of India’s largest forested corridors has been ongoing for over the past one decade
For Young Women, Savitribai Phule’s Legacy Of Rebellion Is Empowering
The bright red slash of kumkum across her forehead has become a mark of feminist solidarity
Why The Adivasi Protest Against Mining In Gadchiroli Shows No Sign Of Flagging
Intensification of mining activity has upset the tribal groups for whom the Surjagarh Hill, forest and water bodies are sacred
‘We Are Being Intimidated For Seeking Job Security And Fair Wages’
There are growing instances of criminalisation of women workers protesting for better work conditions and wages. After ASHA, Anganwadi and Mid-Day Meal workers, this is happening to the communications workers at Dial 112 in Uttar Pradesh
A Dalit Women’s Union Wrests a First-Ever Private Pact Ensuring Gender Safety At Work
After a year-long campaign by a Dalit women’s union in Tamil Nadu, the multinational fast-fashion brand H&M and its Tamil Nadu-based supplier, Eastman Exports Global Clothing […]
Isolated, Bindu Ammini Fights A Lone Battle Against Orthodoxy
“Pinnottilla (won’t backtrack)”. That message in Malayalam on Bindu Ammini’s WhatsApp profile summarises her life so far. The 43-year-old Dalit activist and lecturer of law has […]
Adivasi Women Of Hasdeo Arand Lead a 300 Km March to Save their Forests
“We will not leave our forests and lands for Adani,” thundered Mayawati, a 65 yr old Adivasi woman from Fattepur village in Surguja district in northern […]
ASHA Workers Criminalised For Fighting For Their Rights
When ASHAs demanded better pay, protective gear and fixed tenures, Haryana and Delhi filed police cases and Madhya Pradesh threatened dismissal. We chronicle the criminalisation of their dissent.
Adivasi Women In Rajasthan’s Zawar Mines Reclaim Their Rights
Lakshmi Devi (56), a Bhil Adivasi woman from Kanpur village in Udaipur district in Rajasthan has not been able to harvest a single grain from the […]
