Yashica Dutt, journalist and author of Coming out as Dalit, and Ashif Shaikh, Dalit activist and leader of Jan Sahas, have a conversation about caste-based violence and oppression, manual scavenging, dignity, the Black Lives Matter movement, and, what it means to be an ally in the fight against caste hierarchy.

Highlights –
The vulnerabilities faced by Dalit women, and their needs.
How to fight caste-based discrimination in society.
What needs to change within society, within the government, and within policy.
How to be an ally in the movement for equality.

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 Growing up a Dalit child in small-town India
 Coming out as Dalit: A memoir
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 Manual scavengers: the hands that clean you
The 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case
The 2020 Hathras gang rape and murder case
 Dalitality: Inherent untouchability in planning for SC/STs

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Yashica Dutt, journalist and author of Coming out as Dalit, and Ashif Shaikh, Dalit activist and leader of Jan Sahas, have a conversation about caste-based violence and oppression, manual scavenging, dignity, the Black Lives Matter movement, and, what it means to be an ally in the fight against caste hierarchy. Highlights – <ul> <li>The vulnerabilities faced by Dalit women, and their needs.</li> <li>How to fight caste-based discrimination in society.</li> <li>What needs to change within society, within the government, and within policy.</li> <li>How to be an ally in the movement for equality.</li> </ul> For more information about IDR, go to <a href="http://www.idronline.org">www.idronline.org</a>. Also, follow IDR on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IndiaDevelopmentReview/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/india-development-review">Linkedin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/idr_online">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/idr_online/">Instagram</a>. Read more <ol> <li><a href="https://www.ndtv.com/book-excerpts/growing-up-a-dalit-child-in-small-town-india-by-yashica-dutt-1996531"> Growing up a Dalit child in small-town India</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.in/Coming-Out-as-Dalit-Memoir-ebook/dp/B07NCYLWPH"> Coming out as Dalit: A memoir</a></li> <li><a href="https://idronline.org/idr-interviews-bezwada-wilson/">IDR Interviews: Bezwada Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="https://idronline.org/want-social-change-give-communities-more-agency/"> Want social change? Give communities more agency</a></li> <li><a href="https://thelogicalindian.com/my-social-responsibility/jan-sahas-asif-manual-scavengers/"> Meet the man who has gifted new life to over 31,000 manual scavengers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/fueZ4nUVfDIoxSCFanLAKI/The-hands-that-clean-you.html"> Manual scavengers: the hands that clean you</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape_and_murder">The 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Hathras_gang_rape_and_murder">The 2020 Hathras gang rape and murder case</a></li> <li><a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dalitality-inherent-untouchability-in-planning-for-sc-sts-6281772/"> Dalitality: Inherent untouchability in planning for SC/STs</a></li> </ol> This is a Maed in India production. To find out more about us visit www.maedinindia.in

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<a href="https://idronline.org/podcasts/on-the-contrary-podcast-social-impact/">On the Contrary by IDR</a> is an award-winning show about listening to people not like us. In every episode, the host chats with guests as they share their diverse experiences, perspectives, and expertise on an issue—water security, gender, climate change, caste, mental health, and more. The goal is to get people to explore their similarities and differences, and find a new, shared understanding. New episode out every Wednesday.

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