July 18, 2024
On the high horse: Dalit wedding processions in Rajasthan
Historically, Dalit brides and grooms weren’t allowed to ride horses at their weddings. Some districts in Rajasthan are challenging such casteist traditions.
Amarpal Singh Verma is a Rajasthan-based independent journalist. He has approximately three decades of experience with various national dailies, and is a recipient of the Statesman Award for Rural Reporting, the Sarojini Naidu Prize, and the Udayan Smriti Patrakarita Samman. Amarpal writes on politics, environment, health, agriculture, and gender.