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Dalit Camera: Through Un-Touchable Eyes This is a transcript of the third video in the series of interviews Dalit Camera had documented in Kerala on the flood relief operations. The video was taken by Dr. Ravichandran Bathran; the translation was done by Shahal B. {youtube}NRTkP9N_hPk{/youtube} My name is Tinu. My home is nearby, Pallippad. …
Shyma Pacha The bulldozer of National Highway (NH) expansion is set to crush over 29 houses in Thuruthi Dalit colony in Pappinisheri in Kannur, Kerala. The residents are telling society: “Our words are like stars, they will not burn away. The ones who are set to sell their sky and earth wouldn’t care to …
Eramangalathu Chitralekha On October 21st I was attacked again. This time they rounded up and beat my husband Sreeskanth because now they are scared to touch me. Sreeskanth has been living a life of social exclusion for a long time now. His relatives have abandoned him, his friends don’t talk to him, except very …
‘Suicide of Sunita Babu – Due to Police Harassment‘A fact-finding report on a Dalit woman’s suicide in Kerala by Sthreekoottayma (A women’s collective) The suicide of Sunita Babu, a Dalit woman, in Eroor, Thrippunithara of Ernakulum District appeared and was discussed in the media, but not with the seriousness that it deserved. The media …
On May 18th, 2013, Chitralekha (the dalit woman autorickshaw driver from Payannur, Kerala, who has been fighting CITU/CPM men and who has faced repeated attacks from them in the past) and her family were attacked at her home by a mob of 30 plus men, including her neighbors. This article is her account of …
[Via Shibi Peter] Dr. Paul Chirakkarodu Memorial Meeting Saturday 10:00am until 5:00pm S.E.D.S Centre, Pakkil, Kottayam 10 am: Seminar