This article appeared in the February 2008 edition of Resonances, a monthly publication created by young activists that addresses civil issues. Sreeni is a “pilgrim of peace” who has chased his dream of greater justice and well-being for the marginalized and extremely poor full time since he was 19. For five years he has worked with Ekta Parishad, notably on access to land through non-violent means. He tells us about his way of life. Sreeni, can you (...) Next ...

N. Arulselvan, 24, fights to defend the rights of the Dalits. Tell us about your upbringing and experience ? I was born in 1984, in Karaikal in the district of Pondichéry, but grew up in the small village of Kameswaram in Tamil Nadu (Southern India). My father was first a farm worker, but is now a carpenter. My mother worked in the fields until she married. I went to public school, then did a diploma in computer science at the Industrial Training Institute, where I was president of the (...) Next ...

This article was published in the June 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. After going to villages in the South of India in the aftermath of the tsunami, Nicholas had cave an account of his action to the disaster victims . As the overseer of the Federation for Dalits’ right to land, he goes on fighting, day after day, by, among other things, bringing energy to the local IRDS group, member of the RGAS. Today, he describes his life. (...) Next ...

This article was published in the June 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Fighting against the threat of "untouchability" and developing an action plan to eliminate it from the country are the goals of the Indian peoples’ court, the IPT , recently assembled in New Delhi. A public national hearing was organized on 12th and 13th May last by the National Campaign for Dalits’ Human Rights and the Human Rights Law Network . It was the (...) Next ...