WHERE WOMEN ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD

 Where women are bought and sold A spike in cases of human trafficking during the leadup to Diwali reveals a disturbing truth about the Mewat region of the western Indian state of Rajasthan. Because of a badly skewed gender ratio, families have taken to buying young girls for marriage to older men around the occasion of “Dev Uthani Ekadashi”—considered More...

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By shantichakra On Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
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PRIVILEGED INDIAN& SCs&STs RESERVATION

Whenever issue of reservation for SC&ST comes, the privileged Indian talks about merit. The merit of this privileged Indian is well know , and some time back if we are not wrong one cabinet minister told these  More...

By shantichakra On Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
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NOW, THE FOOD THEY COOK IS ‘UNTOUCHABLE’

 Now, the food they cook is ‘untouchable’ A host of Dalit women, who cook food for children at noon meal centres attached to schools in various villages in Kadayampatti Union in Salem district, say they are More...

By shantichakra On Monday, October 22nd, 2012
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DALIT BEATEN TO DEATH BY UPPER CASTE LANDLORD

Dalit beaten to death by upper caste landlord  A 42-year-old dalit labourer was allegedly beaten to death by his upper caste landlord father-son duo for coming late to work . Police have booked the accused landlord More...

By shantichakra On Monday, October 22nd, 2012
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DALITS MEDIA WATCH

Jayan Cherian’s “Papilio Buddha” opens a window to the Dalits’ struggle for identity in Kerala Floating in the mainstream week after week, one tends to forget what’s happening in the tributaries, the little More...

By shantichakra On Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
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SACRED KATHINA CHIVARA DANOTSAV IS ORGANISING On Sunday 4th November 2012

ANANDA BUDDHA VIHARA TRUST & BILLA   A.P. CHAPTER Scared Kathina Chivara Danotsav prayer for world Peace,Relife & Charitable activity for needy & Poor,on Sunday 4th November 2012.  More...

By shantichakra On Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
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GOVERNAMENT URGED TO IMPLEMENT SC/ST COMPONENT PLAN

The SC/ST rights peotection society Andra Pradesh has demanded the Chief Minister to implement the SC/ST Componenet plan immediatly.  More...