My name is Sitaram. I am 78 years old. I have been living in Mayapuri slum for over 50 years. All my 4 children have turned their backs on me and never come to ask about how I am doing. I am an old man, and today I beg on the streets because otherwise I…
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Shanti, an 80 year-old Dalit Untouchable, finds True Love at Asha
My name is Shanti and I am 80 years old. I am from a Dalit untouchable caste and all my life I have been cleaning toilets and picking up garbage from peoples’ homes. I have always been shunned and humiliated by the upper castes. I have 5 children but all of them have left me.…
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Ramwati, a Victim of Untouchability enjoys being Loved and Cared
This is a narration from a 65 year old Dalit woman called Ramwati. Dalits in India are also known as untouchables. They are caste out from society and in the villages, they are only allowed to clean toilets. Ramwati says that when she lived in her village, she was given the work of cleaning the…
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The University of Queensland Team motivates the Asha Higher Education Students to dream and strive high
Asha was delighted to host the University of Queensland Team, Mr Rongyu Li, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice President (Global Engagement), Mr Brett Lovegrove, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Partnerships), Prof. Heather Zwicker, Executive Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof. Helen Klaebe, Dean, GraduateSchool and Ms Thoa Harring, Manager, Strategy and Partnerships, Global Strategy and Partnerships, Global…
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