Police Stand Idle as Mirjpur Burns

"Do the poor have no right to live?" exclaimed Jaswant, a local Indian of the village Mirjpur.  Over a month ago Mirjpur had 20 houses burnt to the ground by the Jat Community and experienced zero support from local officers.   In fact, local officers were seen that night...

Childless Indian couples demand to know 'caste' of sperm donors

A gynaecologist who runs a sperm bank in Frozen Cell, in Patna, Bihar says that ten percent of his clients demand to know the caste of the sperm donor. Another gynaecologist in Delhi says that clients not only ask about the caste of the donor but also the religion, IQ and...

The Pink Sari Gang: Not gonna take it anymore!

Bandar, Uttar Pradesh, India"They wear pink saris and go after corrupt officials and boorish men with sticks and axes.The several hundred vigilante women of India's northern Uttar Pradesh state's Banda area...

Maoists 'killed' Indian religious leader amid violence between Hindus and Chr...

Trying to escape from the pains of the Hindu caste system, many Indians converted to other religious. Many turned to Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. Conversion has never been an easy and conflict free choice in India...

INDIA: 'Gays can't be denied rights over moral grounds'

" 26 Sep 2008, 0251 hrs IST,TNN  NEW DELHI: Gay rights activists on Thursday contended before the Delhi high court that the government cannot infringe upon their fundamental right to equality and continue to...

Vogue's India fashion shoot sparks disgust

" By Pamela Timms in Delhi, Tuesday, 2 September 2008    They could be roadside beggars; a gaunt toothless old woman thrusting her hungry toddler towards the camera, while her ragged, sad older daughter looks on with matted hair and dark circles around...

The Chronicle Of Tengger

"The history : Tenggerese live around Bromo Mountain, East Java. They are the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Most of the entire population is centered in thirty villages in the isolated Tengger mountains...

India's low-caste leader eyes prime minister's job

A Bahujan Samaj Party member and Uttar Pradesh top official, low cast Mayawati, shows her intention to run for the Prime Minister post in India. " India's low-caste leader eyes prime minister's...

Olney, Maryland Resident Journeys to India to Help Wastepickers

I am spending the summer in the slums of New Delhi. It's as far removed from the residential suburbs of my Olney, my hometown, as any place on Earth. Here families squat in bamboo huts surrounded by piles of...

From 'untouchable' to role model

" As a Dalit, the lowest level in India's complex caste system, she was a so-called scavenger, a person who collects the garbage, feces and urine of other higher caste people. In the eyes of many, that would make...

A shameful Indian torture record

According to a recent report by New Delhi based NGO, ACHR, India has a shameful record of torture activities. According to local Indian newspapers, death in custody in rather alarming. This is a most...

Untouchable women stripped & Beaten up in India

Dalits caste also known as untouchables are still suffering  exploitation from upper & rich in rural India. Although Indian government has been working to improve their social and economic conditions for...

Deadly Dharma -- Caste-Related Homicide in Illinois

The ancient concept of dharma may have driven an Indian immigrant to homicide in Oak Forest, Illinois. According to an Associated Press report [1], prosecutors said Subhash Chander set fire to an apartment,...

The Wicked Civilisation

 After the end of the cold war, the target of western demonization shifted from the defunct Soviet Union to the anticipated new adversary, the Muslim world. Supposedly universal concerns – women and democracy – were brought to bear with obsessive focus on Islam, to...

Army Ants Spoil Pothole Picnics!

Be thankful you aren’t an Army Ant, or you might find yourself stuffed inside a pothole on the Autobaun, with sports cars, 18-wheelers, and family-filled RV’s flying over you.I have reported on some weird...

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