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महाराष्ट्रासह देशभरात भटक्या-विमुक्त जमाती दोन वेळच्या पोटाची भूक भागवण्यासाठी भटकत आहेत. भाकरीच्या शोधात भटकताना, लाचार, आगतिक अवमानित जीवन जगत आहेत. भारतीय समाजव्यवस्थेतील वर्णव्यवस्थेच्या आणि जातीव्यवस्थेच्या उतरंडीमध्ये या जमातींचा समावेश केलेला नाही. त्यामुळे या जमाती अवर्ण राहिल्या आहेत. गावगाड्याच्या उत्पादनव्यवस्थेमध्ये या जमातींना सामावून घेतले गेले नसल्याने, या जमातींना उत्पादन प्रकियेती…

‘Am I only capable of being a wife to a man and a friend to women?’ – a question of a teenage girl, who is targeted by the society when she performs these roles the other way round. Her sexual urges are being suppressed, sexuality stigmatized and her basic freedom to achieve this is somewhere locked up.  She would look into the mirror and feel disgusted by her own reflection. She would tell hersel…

In the recent years, the ever controversial topic about the lives and rights of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community is ‘out’ in the media as well as in the society. Legally there have been ups and downs and the social prejudice is far from over. However, it is now possible to access a large amount of information, including recent scientific findings from various sources. Now s…