Scarlet & Black: Alum activist speaks about education in Nepal
A reproduction of an article in the Grinnell College student publication Scarlet and Black.
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Social Justice: Caste Away
Your birth as anything (class, caste, race, nationality etc.) or with any trait (skin color etc.) considered to be a characteristic of an inferior human being is not shameful. YOU HAD NO CHOICE IN THAT!
It's those that view and interpret that as such and make you suffer for it who are shameful: THEY HAVE A CHOICE IN THEIR VIEW OF, THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS AND THEIR TREATMENT OF YOU!
Social Justice: Marked From Birth
Details of the discrimination I faced in Nepal, what I do, and why I do what I do for those who suffer even more discrimination!
Op-Ed on Ekantipur: Costs of Leaving Home
What befalls the silent victims of semi- and unskilled migrant workers who die in foreign soil--their children and young siblings--is the death of their dreams!
An Interview: Out of the circle
An interview where I discuss why COMMITTED is running the "We're COMMITTED" campaign to raise awareness about the plight, and fundraising to help, the children and younger siblings of dead migrants.
Social Justice: Social (Media) Status Upgrades
Birth as a low caste, a Dalit, in Nepal means that you are not only expected, but also made, to live in shame and poverty. In an effort to escape from that, they go looking for foreign employment but lacking in funds and education, fall victim to loan sharks and trafficking.
