Dharanidhar Sethi, a resident of Patpura village, Kujang block, Odisha has spent a better part of his life living without electricity. The Government of Odisha is meant to provide electricity—at least 1 bulb and 1 fan to each family living below the poverty line. But
“There is so much empty land in the neighborhood but I don’t understand why they always pick the land owned by Dalits and Tribals,” says Anand Pagare is a resident of the erstwhile Sayane village near Malegaon, Maharashtra. “It is like they are systematically destroying
The punishment for drinking water from a pot that belonged to the landlord, was a sickle thrown at those hands which dared to touch the reserved pot. What was the crime? Being a Dalit. Shocking for some and nothing new for others, this video shares a
She brings life on Earth by successfully fulfilling her duty as the midwife, but she is not enlightened for the honour that she deserves for the job. After delivering the baby, weighing it and bringing it to the hospital, the midwife is no longer allowed to touch
You saw untouchable water tank, untouchable jobs and excuses for continuing the practice of untouchability. Now have a look at this system being practiced in the temple where resides the creator of both "upper" and "lower" caste human beings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGNncARLTQM&feature=youtu.be Youth Ki Awaaz supports the
The saddest thing about this video is not the fact that the 'Harijans' have to bring their own glasses to drink water in the fields where they work, or the fact that 'upper castes' sprinkle water on themselves if they touch an untouchable by 'mistake'.
While one section of the society sits and talks about what career choices they have and what kind of job interests them, another section is bound to just one kind of work, because they were born with the label of "lower caste". Carrying away and disposing
We thought water is a natural resource, god's gift, rightfully owned by all. But this video is enough to change ones perspective. Dalits cannot fill water into their own pots at the water tank. They have to wait patiently until an "upper" caste person obliges to
The National Commission for Schedule Castes (NCSC) ignores 30 evidences of untouchablity caught on camera and over 2700 Public Appeals Goa – April 14th, 2013, Ambedkar Jayanti is the first anniversary of ‘ARTICLE 17’ the Campaign to end untouchability and Video Volunteers, the media and human