May 22, 2025
The politics of knowledge: Constitution and NT-DNT communities
Knowledge dissemination of the Constitution is mostly a top down phenomenon. This prevents NT-DNT communities from accessing and contributing to it.
Deepa Pawar
Deepa Pawar is an NT-DNT activist, researcher, author, trainer, and counsellor. She belongs to the Ghisadi nomadic tribe, and has lived experiences of migration, criminalisation, and social insecurity. She is the founder of Anubhuti, an anti-caste, intersectional feminist organisation. Over her long career, Deepa has worked with people from NT-DNT, Adivasi, rural, and Bahujan communities. Her focus areas include gender, mental and sexual health, sanitation, and constitutional literacy. She also works with marginalised communities on movement building and helps them reclaim their history and heritage.
Areas of expertise
Advocacy, mental health, sanitation, sexual reproductive health rights, youth leadership
Articles by Deepa Pawar
August 1, 2024
A rough ride: Poor sanitation access at Maharashtra’s bus depots
In Maharashtra, poor sanitation facilities make bus depots unsafe for passengers. The lack of implementation of the POSH Act is making this worse.
April 9, 2024
The missing piece in sanitation access for nomadic and denotified tribes
Social welfare schemes and public facilities are not planned keeping this population in mind. Here's why this needs to change.
January 13, 2023
Mental justice: Addressing the mental health of de-notified tribes
De-notified tribes face discrimination and injustice and lack access to welfare schemes. Their mental well-being cannot be seen in isolation from these struggles.
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