Asmita Nandy

Asmita Nandy

Asmita is a multimedia journalist who covers caste and special projects for The Quint. She tweets @nandyasmita
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'A Caged Life': Hathras Victim's Kin Await Justice, Accused Side Still Deny Rape

Graphic Novel: Ambedkar’s Discord With Gandhi Over Untouchability

On Ambedkar’s death anniversary, here’s a glimpse of the relationship between the two leaders over the issue of untouchability.
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He Won't Be Called a Militant Now: Kashmiri Man Finds Son's Body After a Year

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Missing army rifleman's decomposed body was found in Kulgam district after 13 months.</p></div>

In Memory of Bhikaiji Cama: First to Hoist India’s Flag Abroad

Madam Bhikaiji Cama.

Historic or Symbolic? What Charanjit Channi Becoming Punjab CM Means for Dalits

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Why is Congress' decision to make Chanranjit Singh Channi the first Dalit CM in Punjab a significant socio-political move?</p></div>

This Hindutva Leader Keeps Inciting Communal Hatred. Why is He Still a Free Man?

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Dasna temple priest Narsinghanand keeps inciting communal hatred that violates several IPC sections. Yet, he faces no legal action.</p></div>

Jessica Lall case: A murder. A media campaign. A fight for justice. A conviction. And now forgiveness.

Jessica Lall Case: Murder, a Media Campaign, Justice & Forgiveness

Caste Rifts in Olympics: Vandana Katariya an Indian in Victory, a Dalit in Loss?

'In Solidarity, Always': Excerpts of Letters from Stan Swamy's Prison Memoir

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Amid blamegame over Rajya Sabha ruckus, Shive Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi and RJD MP Manoj Jha told The Quint that "selective videos are being put out to build a narrative."</p></div>

'Selective Videos Published to Build Narrative': Oppn MPs on Rajya Sabha Ruckus

Rescued From Child Labour, Dalit Kid in UP Now Lacks Access to Online Education

From Where They Can’t Tweet For Help: Rural UP’s COVID Nightmare

<div class="paragraphs"><p>(Photo: Asmita Nandy/The Quint)</p></div>

'A Caged Life': Hathras Victim's Kin Await Justice, Accused Side Still Deny Rape

Graphic Novel: Ambedkar’s Discord With Gandhi Over Untouchability

On Ambedkar’s death anniversary, here’s a glimpse of the relationship between the two leaders over the issue of untouchability.

He Won't Be Called a Militant Now: Kashmiri Man Finds Son's Body After a Year

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Missing army rifleman's decomposed body was found in Kulgam district after 13 months.</p></div>
Madam Bhikaiji Cama.

In Memory of Bhikaiji Cama: First to Hoist India’s Flag Abroad

Historic or Symbolic? What Charanjit Channi Becoming Punjab CM Means for Dalits

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Why is Congress' decision to make Chanranjit Singh Channi the first Dalit CM in Punjab a significant socio-political move?</p></div>

This Hindutva Leader Keeps Inciting Communal Hatred. Why is He Still a Free Man?

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Dasna temple priest Narsinghanand keeps inciting communal hatred that violates several IPC sections. Yet, he faces no legal action.</p></div>
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Jessica Lall case: A murder. A media campaign. A fight for justice. A conviction. And now forgiveness.

Jessica Lall Case: Murder, a Media Campaign, Justice & Forgiveness

'Selective Videos Published to Build Narrative': Oppn MPs on Rajya Sabha Ruckus

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Amid blamegame over Rajya Sabha ruckus, Shive Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi and RJD MP Manoj Jha told The Quint that "selective videos are being put out to build a narrative."</p></div>

Caste Rifts in Olympics: Vandana Katariya an Indian in Victory, a Dalit in Loss?

<div class="paragraphs"><p>One defeat in an Olympic game was enough to open up the caste faultlines in India once again.</p></div>
<div class="paragraphs"><p>Here are some excerpts from letters Father Stan Swamy wrote to his friends from Taloja jail, where he awaited a trial since Oct 2020.</p></div>

'In Solidarity, Always': Excerpts of Letters from Stan Swamy's Prison Memoir

Rescued From Child Labour, Dalit Kid in UP Now Lacks Access to Online Education

<div class="paragraphs"><p>After facing the scourge of working as a child labour, a Dalit kid in UP's Varanasi district now lacks access to education.</p></div>

From Where They Can’t Tweet For Help: Rural UP’s COVID Nightmare

<div class="paragraphs"><p>A journey from Varanasi to Buxar to document rural Uttar Pradesh’s chance at survival amid the COVID-19 pandemic.</p></div>