Kamala Thiagarajan

Oct 1, 2024 | cfpublic.org | Kamala Thiagarajan

Shailaja Paik was born into India’s Dalit community — one of the millions who belong to  historically marginalized and oppressed castes due to their professions. They’re so scorned that they were for centuries known as “untouchables.” And even though modern India is changing, caste discrimination refuses to go away. Paik faced prejudice both as a Dalit and a woman.

Mar 12, 2024 | wwno.org | Kamala Thiagarajan

Content Warning: The following story describes circumstances surrounding the gang rape of a tourist that took place in India last week. In early March, news of a rape spread rapidly on social media. A woman, speaking Spanish, posted a video on Instagram that was later re-posted on X, formerly Twitter. "Something has happened to us that we would not wish on anyone," she said. "Seven men have raped me.

Mar 9, 2024 | wbur.org | Kamala Thiagarajan

As a young girl growing up in Ajmer, a small town in the Western Indian state of Rajasthan, journalist and author, Yashica Dutt, 38, says that she was painfully aware of the many sacrifices her mother Sashi made. Her father, a government officer, earned a modest income, much of which he spent on alcohol, but her mother insisted on enrolling Dutt in the best of schools, even though it was a struggle to pay the fees and buy textbooks and uniforms.

Feb 17, 2024 | wbur.org | Kamala Thiagarajan

Content Warning: The following story references sexual assault of a teenager. "As her father, I deeply regret that I didn't protect her."That's Ranjit, a middle-age rice farmer from the Bero district of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. He is speaking of the gang rape of his 13-year-old daughter. Their story is the subject of director Nisha Pahuja's film, To Kill a Tiger, which has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.

Nov 13, 2023 | wpr.org | Kamala Thiagarajan

Dr. Matthew Harris visits the primary health-care center where he worked in Brazil 20 years ago.