“Real social change takes more than slogans—it demands that we study society, speak the truth, and write with purpose.”
Radhika Roka is a Dalit woman who belongs to a community historically tied to essential leatherwork yet long subjected to exclusion. Originally from Sindhupalchok, she now lives in Chandragiri, Kathmandu. She has known caste bias since childhood, from social isolation to the emotional injuries of untouchability. She is reading for a Master’s in Sociology at Tribhuvan University and recently trained as a tailor to supplement her income. Inspired by work such as Sarita Pariyar’s Chut Yoni Ko Achut Katha, she approaches social justice, gender equality, caste identity and representation through legal, policy and educational frameworks, and hopes to teach young people the value of equality and collective transformation. She has spent the past year as a Just Futures Fellow, studying caste, class, gender and sexuality.
