ISI training is enabling me to be a leader of my community
“Through Socio-cultural Analysis I have a better understanding of my village. The Dalits, Adivasis and other Marginalised communities are victims of the iron grip of the hierarchical structure of caste and live in sub-human conditions in socio, economic, political and cultural spheres denied of rights and dignity. I want to contribute to breaking these barriers […]
International Women’s Day: DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
Indian Social Institute celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March 2023 with threefold celebrations. Firstly, at 11 am we reached out to students and parents at St. Aloysius College, Bengaluru. About 300 students, 50 parents and staff of the college participated. Dr. Madhavi Reddy, a medical doctor spoke on the importance of health care […]
I want to give awareness of People’s Entitlements
Seventy-five-year-old Fr. Jose Kaleekal is the eldest among a group of people from the Attuvassery Development and Educational Society Organization (ADES). The people live in difficult terrain. He has accompanied people in their struggles and challenges for many years. He spent some years helping fisher folk at the Vizhinjam Centre in Trivandrum. When he heard […]
Part support for education leads to a new chapter in life!
My name is Yankamma. I stay with my family in a Kolbal in Raichur district, Karnataka. My father works as a daily wage labourer and my mother is a homemaker. The desire to enroll in the medical field and practice nursing had always been my dream. But I was doubtful about the financial means. Deep […]
We are the new models of our community
“I am Hashiya Bibi from Murshidabad, West Bengal. I am 20 years old. I moved to Bangalore along with my husband and a one-year-old child in search of a better job to address my basic needs. At present, I stay in Kempapura slum in Hebbal. My husband is the sole breadwinner of my family. He […]
‘Thank you’ is not enough to express our gratitude
“We left our homes, kith and kin and came to Goa in search of work to fulfil our basic needs, to educate our children and to take care of the needs of the elderly in our homes in Jharkhand. As some of us were falling ill we were looking for assistance with a basic medical […]
Yuva Hakku: Bengaluru Youth for Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights 10-day Human Rights Celebrations 2022
“Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for all” was the theme of the United Nations for International day of Human Rights 2022. The UN also announced that the theme was chosen to initiate a global campaign for a year since 2023 will be the 75th year of UDHR. To commemorate the International Human Rights Day, Indian Social […]
Collaboration and Networking a new culture to implement PoA Act
“The workshop on the Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989, and Amendments in 2018 was very practical and helpful. Inputs by eminent advocates and social activists enhanced my knowledge of the provisions and remedies available when I am confronted with violence against the members of my communities. Now, I am more confident to fight for the […]