*As dusk descends on Pulicat Lake—a large saltwater lagoon on the border of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in South India—Isaivani starts singing a rousing “gaana” song. She is the only female singer ...

Though it is just a quarter of a rupee, it is a government salary. So, I go around the city, cleaning shit with my bare hands… . The underground sewer gets clogged up often enough. This recent song ...

Musician Ginny Mahi. Most of Mahi’s songs are in praise of Dr Ambedkar, a champion of the Dalit cause. (all images courtesy of Ginny Mahi Photography) This article is part of a series of pieces ...

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Tenma and Arivu are members of The Casteless Collective - an ensemble protest band from the city of Chennai in southern India. They channel their outrage towards caste oppression into song. Arivu has ...