Empowered to Forge Their Own Futures
The transformation of the Eshrain Mahadalit community demonstrates that people given the tools to reclaim their rights can escape the cycle of exploitation to create opportunity and build a future with dignity. For generations, this community comprised of the most socio-economically disadvantaged sub-castes within the Dalit community endured the harsh realities of agricultural bonded labour—no legal identities, rights, or access to basic necessities like food, healthcare, and education. Trapped in poverty, their lives revolved around relentless labour while children grew