There are over 100 million Dalit (formerly "untouchable") women in India. Few own land. Nor do they have any right over resources. They often go hungry and face the issues of untouchability and sexual violence.

 

Choudappagari Aswthamma, Vice President of ActionAid partner organisation, Dalit Samakhya, describes her treatment by the upper caste landlords as a widowed Dalit woman, how she became aware of the work of the Dalit Samakhya and gained the confidence to become an activist.