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Dalit rights activist Manisha Devi receives Ambedkar award for courageous struggle

by rti_adminon September 9, 2014March 20, 20230

September 9, 2014. Manisha Devi, a 28-year-old Dalit activist from Haryana, was honored with the Ambedkar Award 2014 in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh yesterday. The award consists of Rs 50,000 and a memento. Manisha has been a fiery and courageous activist for her family, the community, and the nation. She is the state coordinator …

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Dalit Mahila Garima Yatra: Updates from the Karwan

by rti_adminon November 12, 2012March 20, 20230

Asha Kowtal Following the spate of media reports of gang rapes on dalit women in Haryana, several dalit organizations came together to express solidarity with the rape survivors and outrage against the institutionalized sexual violence on dalit women, by conducting a Karwan called Dalit Mahila Garima Yatra. In this photo-essay, through images we bring …