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Today we feature some important voices who go against the odds every day to fight for #Dalit rights. Please note, this is NOT an exhaustive list, but a starting point. #DalitLivesMatter #HathrasCase
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1. Radhika Vemula ( @vemula_radhika)
Radhika Vemula is an activist against caste-based #discrimination. She continues the work started by her son, Rohith Vemula, who died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad, and seeks to end #caste discrimination in universities.
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Radhika Vemula is an activist against caste-based #discrimination. She continues the work started by her son, Rohith Vemula, who died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad, and seeks to end #caste discrimination in universities.
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2. Ruth Manorama
Ruth Manorama is a Dalit social activist from Bangalore, who fights for Dalit women& #39;s rights, the rights of domestic workers and those in the unorganized labour sector, as well as urban slum dwellers. In 2006, she was awarded the & #39;Right Livelihood Award& #39;.
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Ruth Manorama is a Dalit social activist from Bangalore, who fights for Dalit women& #39;s rights, the rights of domestic workers and those in the unorganized labour sector, as well as urban slum dwellers. In 2006, she was awarded the & #39;Right Livelihood Award& #39;.
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3. Cynthia Stephen
A writer, social #policy researcher, and journalist, Cynthia works in areas of Dalit Studies, Affirmative Action and Educational Policy. She has written articles and contributed chapters for books on issues of #Dalit women, #caste discrimination etc.
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A writer, social #policy researcher, and journalist, Cynthia works in areas of Dalit Studies, Affirmative Action and Educational Policy. She has written articles and contributed chapters for books on issues of #Dalit women, #caste discrimination etc.
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4. Gauri Kumari
Gauri Kumari is a #lawyer and has been working with the & #39;All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch& #39; since 2008. She has been practising in the Munger Civil Court as an advocate for 19 years now while also actively mobilising voices of #Dalit women in #Bihar.
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Gauri Kumari is a #lawyer and has been working with the & #39;All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch& #39; since 2008. She has been practising in the Munger Civil Court as an advocate for 19 years now while also actively mobilising voices of #Dalit women in #Bihar.
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5. Kiruba Munusamy
Kiruba is an advocate practising in the #SupremeCourt. She is a judicial #activist who is working against various human rights violations in India that include #caste and gender-based discrimination, atrocities against Dalits and women, etc.
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Kiruba is an advocate practising in the #SupremeCourt. She is a judicial #activist who is working against various human rights violations in India that include #caste and gender-based discrimination, atrocities against Dalits and women, etc.
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6. Beena Pallical ( @sitara1)
Beena Pallical is the General Secretary of & #39;Dalit Arthik Adhikar Andolan& #39; under the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR). Over the years, she has pushed for the inclusion of #Dalit and tribal women in #policy formulation.
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Beena Pallical is the General Secretary of & #39;Dalit Arthik Adhikar Andolan& #39; under the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR). Over the years, she has pushed for the inclusion of #Dalit and tribal women in #policy formulation.
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7. Thenmozhi Soundararajan
Thenmozhi is a Dalit rights #activist based in the US. She is also a transmedia #storyteller, songwriter, hip hop musician and technologist. She is currently the Executive Director of an #Ambedkarite organisation called @EqualityLabs.
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Thenmozhi is a Dalit rights #activist based in the US. She is also a transmedia #storyteller, songwriter, hip hop musician and technologist. She is currently the Executive Director of an #Ambedkarite organisation called @EqualityLabs.
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8. Grace Banu
Grace Banu is a #Dalit and Transgender rights #activist, writer and also the first transgender engineer. She
has been demanding, along with other transgender people, for #reservation based on gender as well as #caste identity.
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Grace Banu is a #Dalit and Transgender rights #activist, writer and also the first transgender engineer. She
has been demanding, along with other transgender people, for #reservation based on gender as well as #caste identity.
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9. Meena Kotwal
Meena is a freelance #journalist. She has worked with @BBCHindi as a broadcast journalist. Currently, she is working with http://Twocircles.net"> http://Twocircles.net News as a freelancer. She writes on Dalits, Muslims and women. She was received IIMCAA Award 2019, 2020.
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Meena is a freelance #journalist. She has worked with @BBCHindi as a broadcast journalist. Currently, she is working with http://Twocircles.net"> http://Twocircles.net News as a freelancer. She writes on Dalits, Muslims and women. She was received IIMCAA Award 2019, 2020.
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10. Yashica Dutt
Yashica Dutt is a writer-activist and #journalist, who is currently based in New York City. She writes on a broad range of topics including #fashion, #gender, identity, #culture and #caste. She is the author of the book âComing Out As Dalitâ.
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Yashica Dutt is a writer-activist and #journalist, who is currently based in New York City. She writes on a broad range of topics including #fashion, #gender, identity, #culture and #caste. She is the author of the book âComing Out As Dalitâ.
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11. Christina Dhanaraj ( @caselchris1)
Christina Dhanaraj consults for #women and #minority led initiatives focusing on #socialjustice, self-determination, and collaborative models of scholarship. She currently works as an advisor for a non-profit called & #39; @Smashboard_ .
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Christina Dhanaraj consults for #women and #minority led initiatives focusing on #socialjustice, self-determination, and collaborative models of scholarship. She currently works as an advisor for a non-profit called & #39; @Smashboard_ .
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12. Riya Singh
Riya Singh is a budget analyst & PhD Scholar at Ambedkar University, Delhi. Her research areas focus on #Dalit women& #39;s rights, caste-based atrocities, and the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. She is also the Committee Member at @dalitwomenfight.
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Riya Singh is a budget analyst & PhD Scholar at Ambedkar University, Delhi. Her research areas focus on #Dalit women& #39;s rights, caste-based atrocities, and the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. She is also the Committee Member at @dalitwomenfight.
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