The saga of peasant resistance: how farmers defeated the land grab by India’s Karnataka state
The nearly 1,200 days-long resistance to forced land-acquisition by India’s Karnataka state yielded victory on July 15, with the chief minister scrapping notices sent to farmers, recognizing their struggle as “historic”.
Protests in the Indian capital following the rape and murder of a minor
After a nine-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped, killed, and forcibly cremated in southwestern Delhi on August 1, ensuing protests forced the police to detain the accused Hindu priest along with three associates
Activist’s house raided in Mumbai after organizing event on lynching
Police raided the home of Preethy Shekhar supposedly over her participation in an unemployment protest in 2013
“If women will not rise, oppression will”: hundreds march against Modi in India
The Women March for Change that was held in Delhi on April 4 sent out a message to the Indian government that polarization in the name of religion was unacceptable. Similar marches will be held in 100 locations across India
Manual Scavenging: India’s Dirty Secret
Manual Scavenging is actually ‘progeny of caste violence’ in Indian society. In the past two years, at least one manual scavenger died every five days while cleaning sewers.
Death in India’s sewers: Deceased manual scavengers’ kin protest, demand justice
The ‘job’ overwhelmingly employes members of the oppressed Dalit communities (mostly from Valmiki caste), who are often forced to become manual scavengers due to lack of employment opportunities and systemic discrimination.






