Ask me not my caste, please!

What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.

“BTW, which caste do you belong to?” – is one question that puts not just me, off. This drives many in India crazy.

When it Comes to Manual Scavenging, Enacted Laws Have Persistently Failed.

When the lawmakers in India sit and debate about increasing the ‘age of consent’ for girls from 18 to 21, many don’t give a second thought to news saying a sanitation worker lives only till 32. Such is their pitiable occupation in India.

https://thewire.in/rights/persistent-failure-enacted-laws-end-manual-scavenging

Attention to all Politicians: “a sweet lesson to learn from honeybees”. 👍

While some pack leaders rule using an iron fist, others take a gentler approach to leadership https://t.co/Y6jokvGCP4
— National Geographic (@NatGeo) October 25, 2020

Are women in India really free from patriarchy? (Tata film on jewellery brand included) 🙄

A woman in Haryana’s Rishpur village of Panipat district was locked in a toilet by her husband for over a year. She was rescued by a team of district women & child welfare department officials. pic.twitter.com/Y4jBak9MBd
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) October 15, 2020

Why ‘caste politics’ in India is seen as an incurable cancer afflicting society?

A film is being made on the life of #BantSingh, Punjab's #Dalit icon. He dragged three upper caste landowners to court on charges of raping his minor daughter. Here's his story, as reported by @iyersaishwarya.
[From The Quint's archives]

Read more here: https://t.co/sFfZrfwmTG pic.twitter.com/CovApOGVk0
— The Quint (@TheQuint) October 11, 2020