Comments on: Dalit Women Make Their Voices Heard http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/14/dalit-women-make-their-voices-heard/ Tracking Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ‘Gandhi’s spell’ at Blogbharti http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/14/dalit-women-make-their-voices-heard/comment-page-1/#comment-3135 ‘Gandhi’s spell’ at Blogbharti Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:33:20 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-3135 [...] Premasri points to a growing campaign for land redistribution spearheaded by Dalit women in Andhra Pradesh: Recognizing the the need to make their voices heard, dalit women in Andhra Pradesh are rising up and demanding their rights by filing applications for ownership of unused land. To date, over 25,000 applications have been filed by women in response to a July 2007 government order that states that “…assignment of government land wherever available to landless poor for agricultural purpose shall be granted within 3 months from the date of receipt of application.” [...] [...] Premasri points to a growing campaign for land redistribution spearheaded by Dalit women in Andhra Pradesh: Recognizing the the need to make their voices heard, dalit women in Andhra Pradesh are rising up and demanding their rights by filing applications for ownership of unused land. To date, over 25,000 applications have been filed by women in response to a July 2007 government order that states that “…assignment of government land wherever available to landless poor for agricultural purpose shall be granted within 3 months from the date of receipt of application.” [...]

]]> By: anoopman http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2008/03/14/dalit-women-make-their-voices-heard/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 anoopman Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:52:12 +0000 http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-3134 What has been the outcome of these applications? How are they processed? Sounds like an awesome community organizational feat... What has been the outcome of these applications? How are they processed?

Sounds like an awesome community organizational feat…

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