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13-Year-Old Went to Police After She Was Gang Raped. Then a Cop Raped Her.
The horrific details came to light after the survivor narrated her ordeal to a child counselling centre.
What Coming Out of the ‘Caste Closet’ Was Like For These People
“It triggered hate on a scale I’d never imagined. On Instagram, the hate in the form of slurs and abuses was so much I had to deactivate my account for a week.”
‘We Gave So Much’: Subway Conductor Who Caught COVID-19 Urges Workers to Fight
When Sujatha Gidla, the first Indian woman to conduct in the NYC subway, got sick, it was just one more time she grappled with inequality.
I'm Dalit. This is How My Caste Impacts My Mental Health.
My Scheduled Caste identity has been like a placard hanging around my neck, making me an easy target for ridicule and even hatred among upper-caste friends and colleagues.
I Like My Beef and I Cannot Lie
Cow meat has had a long and complicated relationship with most Dalit communities like mine even before being banned in parts of India.
Is Media Coverage of the Gang Rape in India Helping or Hurting the Family?
As dozens of journalists arrive in the nondescript village in north India, there’s growing concern about the impact of media intrusion on the victim’s family.
Indian State Accused of Cover-Up As Protests Over Gang Rape Continue
Uttar Pradesh state police rushed to cremate the body of the victim without the family’s consent and insist the woman was not raped.
How Caste Bias Fuelled the Gang Rape and Death of a Young Girl in India
The victim in the Hathras case belonged to the Dalit community, considered lowest in the caste hierarchy.
A Barbershop in India Is Taking on Centuries of Caste Discrimination
Members of a scheduled caste were barred from entering barbershops in a village in the southern Indian state of Kerala. A government-run salon is changing that.
Man Belonging to Lower Caste Brutally Abused For Touching Upper Caste Man’s Scooter
Activists say that the pandemic has seen an increase in violence against Dalits in India.
Photos of the Bihar Pride Parade Show How Homophobic India Is Slowly Changing
The pride parade in Patna on July 14 had to swap the Pride Flag for the Transgender Pride Flag, but hundreds of people showed up to support the queer community.
An Indian Court Endorsed Intercaste Marriages, Saying It's the Only Way to Kill the Caste System
"These changes must be accepted by the elders and this change is infact good for the society in rooting out the caste system."