A Taste of India - October 2nd
An afternoon of ideas, discussion and music, on Gandhi’s birthday. Hear the insights of Sir Nicholas Fenn, VST patron and former UK High Commissioner to India Discover more about VST’s activities, AVI’s March for Justice campaign and the Disability Rights Project Meet other supporters and share your thoughts Enjoy the vegetarian food of the renowned Madras Cafe Revel in the music of...
Caste violence
Everywhere in India there is discrimination by upper caste people towards Dalits. They face daily subjugation, living a life of humiliation under the unwritten caste codes. Karuppusamy, an 18-year-old painter, was travelling home by bus from work on February 10th, 2010, in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. He sat down beside an upper caste man. The man and his companions instantly reacted by abusing him with...
Elimination of Violence Against Women day
I won’t give my rights to anyone, will fight to protect women from domestic violence and will protect my sisters and my neighbourhood from violence. The voice of women in India has long been muted, particularly when it comes to violence against women. But in November 2009, more than 900 women took a big a step towards changing that. Theni District Women’s Movement held a day of events on the Elimination of...
Rani, Dalit activist
I am from the lowest caste and I work as an activist fighting for better rights for my people. I attend training and regular activists meetings at Arogya Agam (a VST partner) where we discuss our current issues and what we can do about them. For example, a money lender from a higher caste gave a loan to one of my neighbours. The interest rate was very high, over 60%, and when my neighbour couldn’t pay the...
Guruvammal, woman's group leader
I am president of one of the self-help groups in my village. A few years ago a sixteen-year-old girl from my caste was raped by a sixty-year-old man. The girl’s father was upset and angry and beat the man who raped her. The rapist filed a case with the police against the girl's father for beating him. My self-help group went to the police to explain the situation. However, they wouldn’t listen to us...
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