A Cabinet sans Dalits
The previous coalition government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal had no Dalit minister either.
The previous coalition government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal had no Dalit minister either.
The oppressed are beginning to worry that the Congress-UML pact is a conspiracy to curtail their rights and privileges.
Only an alternative political force under Dalit leadership will end the neglect of Dalit issues.
The state should introduce new laws and policies to enforce the constitutional and legal provisions against it.
It is striking that even the monarchists hadn’t quite harassed and intimidated KMG like this.
Caste is so sacred for many Nepalis that they would rather go to jail or die than flout caste rules.
Even if Nepal becomes a classless utopia, it will remain infested by caste hierarchy.
Dalit freedom is impossible until they question the beliefs and practices of untouchability in rituals.
Singers often overlook controversial subject matters, not least caste and gender discrimination.
Water is considered a superconductor of ‘caste pollution’ in our Hindu-dominated society.
Technological advances have complicated the problems of the caste victims.
The patron-client system has become extinct, yet untouchability is still practised among the Gurkhas.
Sensible Nepalis should aim for the secular republic's reformation and revitalisation.
Working abroad is not all bad for the marginalised as it brings much more than financial gains.
Caste hatred often precipitates caste violence, and hardly any criminal is sentenced to jail.