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`Writers must address problems of Dalit children'

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, AUG. 9. More research in education of Dalit children and problems of Dalit women should be carried out, Vasanthi Devi, educationist and State Women's Commission chairperson said today.

The Dalit children in Tamil Nadu generally received poor quality education and "totally non-empowering education." Dalit writers should pay attention to this aspect, she said.

Ms. Vasanthi Devi was participating in a function here to release a publication, `Dalit Diary: 1999-2003. Reflections on Apartheid in India.'

Turning to the author, Chandra Bhan Prasad, she pointed out that the Dalit women were the most vulnerable section and their sufferings should also be highlighted by the Dalit writers.

Releasing the book, Richard Haynes, United States Consul-General in Chennai, said the work was an evidence of how India, like the United States, was engaged constantly in integration of different communities and social groups.

Sashi Kumar, Chairperson, Media Development Foundation, commended the author for taking a "refreshingly different" approach to issues and problems concerning the Dalits.

Mr. Prasad said the country would never become a superpower or a developed nation, if the Dalits, one-fourth of its population, were not given their due in the media, academic institutions and in the private sector.

M. Jeyarani, a journalist working for Ananda Vikatan, received the first copy of the publication, brought out by Navayana, a Chennai-based organisation.

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