Dalit Diaries - Participatory Oral History Project
Projects
Oral Histories and Counting
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
People for justice, equity, and liberation
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an equitable future by advancing narrative justice, legal access and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
Narrative Justice
Reshaping narrative by supporting Dalit youth-led initiatives and creating caste consciousness
People’s Collectives Interview Series
Interview Series 1
Interview Series 2
Digital Museum
Digital Exhibit 1
Digital Exhibit 2
Dalit Diaries Archive
Caste Consciousness
Recognizing the need to also engage those not on the margins, we launched caste-consciousness workshops and toolkits, establishing 25 chapters across India, reaching over 2,000 non-marginalized youth advocating for caste consensus to ensure better representation and opportunities for the marginalised castes. Post-program surveys reflected a measurable shift: participants demonstrated deeper understanding of caste discrimination and a collective resolve to dismantle it.
Awareness Toolkit
Workshops: Understanding Systemic Oppression with Puppets
Clubs/Chapters
Legal Access - Policy Dialogues
Empowering with legal rightsWe have created legal access by assisting 1400 members of denotified communities in applying for legal documentation via the initiative Tribal Vikas and organizing 45 legal aid camps across Rajasthan, reaching 4,000+ people across 45 communities. Families were supported in filing cases of caste-based violence and discrimination, restoring both accountability and dignity
Legal Rights Toolkit
Economic Empowerment
Building Pathways to Sustained Livelihoods
We organise upskilling programs in tailoring, beauty, and computer literacy, to open pathways of dignified livelihood. So far we have supported 120 youth and 72 women—increasing incomes and modeling self-reliance in their communities. Additionally we have made economic mobility schemes of the Government of India accessible to over 500 youths.
About
People’s Collectives is a youth-led initiative forging an anti-caste future by advancing narrative justice, legal empowerment, and entrepreneurial opportunities to help the most marginalized escape discriminatory systems and poverty.
Rationale
Misrepresented as a vocational hierarchy, but in reality a pervasive system defining identity, limiting access, and legitimizing oppression.
Dismantling caste is a shared struggle:
- For the oppressed → fight for dignity and equal citizenship
- For dominant groups → recognition of complicity, unlearning bias, and rebuilding equity
What do we do?
- Bring Narrative justice by amplifying Dalit voices to reclaim history and decenter caste hegemony
- Create opportunities for the marginalized youth to gain financial freedom and economic mobility
- Engage non-minority youth in understanding their contribution to the problem and advocate for liberation and equality
How do we do it?
- Support Dalit-youth led oral history and impact projects via micro-grants
- Build archive of Dalit literature and multimedia—featuring three digital exhibits inviting audiences to engage with the Dalit experience
- Upskilling courses, supporting entrepreneurial ventures and accessibility to government schemes.
- Caste Consciousness Clubs and awareness campaigns in collaboration with schools and NGOs
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Email us
info@thepeoplescollectives.com
Call us
+91 9876 543 210
Visit us
Neerja Modi School,
Shipra Path, Mansarovar,
Jaipur 302020 Rajasthan, INDIA
Shipra Path, Mansarovar,
Jaipur 302020 Rajasthan, INDIA