In this episode, we look at how the state institutions of Nepal are mirror images of the caste system.

We will also listen to the lived experiences of Dalit women as they challenge and speak against the very foundations of caste-based discrimination and caste-based oppression.

Sources used:

"From Tika to Ashes" by Sarita Pariyar (https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2019/01/25/from-tika-to-ashes)

"Caste Apartheid in the Judiciary" by Raksha Ram Harijan (https://www.recordnepal.com/perspective/opinions/caste-apartheid-in-the-judiciary/)

"Dalits and women the most under-represented in Parliament" by Bhola Paswan (https://www.recordnepal.com/data/dalits-and-women-the-most-under-represented-in-parliament/)

"Bullied every time" by Aahuti (https://www.recordnepal.com/perspective/opinions/bullied-every-time/)

http://www.jagaranmedia.org.np/

Benchmark Study, Samata Foundation in 2014

(https://www.samatafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Benchmark-study_nepal-report.pdf)

Empowering women through education: Experiences from Dalit women in Nepal by Nerine Guinée (2014)

FEDO, e-Bulletin Issue 38, 2019

(https://fedonepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Issue-38.pdf)

'Dalits facing difficulties even to rent room in Kathmandu' by Arpana Adhikari

(https://therisingnepal.org.np/news/32721)