The future is Dalit female: Artist Osheen Siva is painting ‘Tamil Futurism’ with feminist hues
Goa-based multidisciplinary artist Osheen Siva’s Tamil heritage and Dalit identity show up in various ways in her bold, feminist-themed artwork.
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“Economic empowerment is the answer to caste discrimination”: The making of a female Dalit industrialist
Founder of an all-women beauty company that supplies soaps to the Indian Air Force, Saka Shailaja has empowered thousands of underprivileged women with training and jobs.
Indian government has failed to protect Dalit women from caste-based sexual violence, says NCWL
The National Council of Women Leaders has released a series of recommendations for India’s government on tackling gender-based violence targeting Dalit women and girls.
“Indian societies don’t fully acknowledge how dangerous the caste system is”: Yashica Dutt
Having hidden her identity for years, Yashica Dutt revealed her caste publicly in solidarity with fellow Dalits at the receiving end of casteism.
This Activist Chose to Be a Single Parent (of 22!) as ‘Marriage Perpetuates Patriarchy’
Social activist Madhavi Kuckreja is not only empowering underprivileged Indian women, she’s also walking her talk in her personal life.
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