Lower-caste slurs like chamar have become a badge of pride to be worn on T-shirts, caps, car stickers and tattoos. In Mahi’s song, she sings that chamars are more dangerous than weapons.

Chamar Studio founder wants attention beyond his caste. ‘Find out what I make, what I think’ Sudheer Rajbhar's creations, Baldric Chair (left) and Flap Chair (right) ...

Less than a fortnight ago, on March 20, the administration deployed police forces to ensure the Chamar caste members’ entry into the local Shiva temple, from which they had been prohibited so far.

India singer turns caste slur on its ear In hit song, she embraces word, calls for end of ancient segregating system by Rama Lakshmi The Washington Post | October 9, 2016 at 4:08 a.m. | Updated ...

Fighting caste discrimination in India, ... giving instructions to artisan Sahdev Vishvnath Netake at Chamar Studio's workshop in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai last month.

JALANDHAR: For young Indians from disadvantaged, low-caste backgrounds, singer Ginni Mahi was an inspiration, ... "I am a Chamar, and proud of it," she added, ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday restored the scheduled caste certificate of sitting Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana, holding that the Bombay high court overstepped while re-appreciating the findings ...

Ginni Mahi, a 17-year-old pop singer from India's northern state of Punjab, emerged this summer as a youthful advocate for the rights of the "lower" Chamar caste and her music and message is ...

It had also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the Amravati MP, saying the records indicated that she belonged to the 'Sikh-Chamar' caste. Supreme Court grant Image Source : File.

A shoemaker of the Chamar caste, all of his devotional songs were preserved included in the Sikh holy book, the Adi Granth, by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev.

Lower-caste slurs like chamar have become a badge of pride to be worn on T-shirts, caps, car stickers and tattoos. In Mahi’s song, she sings that chamars are more dangerous than weapons.