Bhunkars and the Aspirations of the Muslim Weavers of Gorakhpur
If the Koris have been able to come out of their traditional occupation of Bunkari and merge into the government workforce, it’s because of SC reservation
Field Reports
Islam: Modernity through Gender Equality
In the Holy Quran, it says that divorce must be considered legitimate if it is pronounced over three sittings, in three months. Women are suffering now because they are given triple talaq in one sitting. But a male oriented society doesn’t consider the words of a woman.
Reservations in Promotions: A discontinued dream
We need to motivate our youth to move towards Industries. Ninety Seven percent of our people should struggle against the 3% of those ruling.
Musahars: Landlessness among Dalits in Purvanchal
Background: Poorvanchal region in Uttar Pradesh is infamous for atrocities against Dalits, particularly in the context of, dominant castes, often grabbing their lands to extract their labor and cultivate their own lands. DC interviews two Musahar activists who have been fighting in...
Politicians thrive only on lies
Muslims right now are not thinking about the long term consequences. They are happy if their house, their family and their shop is safe. They do not realize that today if someone else is the target, tomorrow they could be too
Azamgarh Riots: Dalits and Muslims as victims
If villages like Khudadadpur are to be salvaged from the grip of Hindutva, the Bahujan Samaj Party will have to form a government which not only provides security to Muslims but also gains the trust of Dalits who have been incorporated by outfits like HYV
Can a Landless Dalit contest elections ?
People were saying, “how will they greet and shake hands with a Musahar ?! Will a Musahar become a Pradhan ?!” They defeated him saying all this. This is how they treat us.
Land(ed ?) and Bonded
If one of us ends up not going for work, either the Police show up at our doors or our children will be beaten or we’ll be abused. The other day I couldn’t go to work because I had work on my own land. I came back only to find that all my livestock had disappeared.
Purvanchal & its Stories of Struggles
Today the women from Musahar community are extremely angry. When leaders go to ask for votes, they get into arguments with them about their situation- their poverty, lack of ration and land. During our meetings now, the participation of women is far greater than that of men.
When land is mine, I will fight for it
If my husband had gone in my place, they would have beat him up or arrested him. Where will we get the money to treat him or get bail? I thought to myself that maybe they’ll beat a woman less.