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Historically, archives have documented societies and are essential to shape interpretations of the past and present which will ultimately affect the future. We have explored innovative methods of traditional and digital archiving to access and improve engagement in caste issues. This archive serves to be a public repository that documents caste issues of Nepal and beyond, with particular emphasis on materials about and produced by Dalit women and other minorities. An important feature of this initiative are open-course platforms, which specialize in fostering participation amongst Dalit individuals to be both knowledge users and producers – thus our fellows and faculty members have full access to using and contributing to this repository. We hope that JFP’s archive can be an important source as well as an example of inclusivity practices.

Resisting Marginalization, Reclaiming Identity, and the Power of Questioning: Dhana Pariyar in Kasko Bhashya?

In Episode 2 of the Kasko Bhashya? podcast, social activist and artist Dhana Pariyar converses with host Gauri Nepali about intersecting oppressions—caste, gender, and disability. She reflects on her personal journey of identity discovery, societal discrimination in music and beauty standards, the erasure of Dalit women's historical contributions, and the urgent necessity of asking uncomfortable questions to claim representation and agency