Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s sanitation workers endure hardship driven by entrenched caste hierarchies, discriminatory hiring, absence of legal protections, institutional neglect, social stigma, gendered exploitation, and economic injustice. Their suffering is deeply embedded in the fabric of the state and society, rendering it largely invisible, a report said on Tuesday. According to a report in the European Times, with their labour sustaining cities, preventing disease, and upholdin…
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Varkala, Dec 31 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the Sivagiri pilgrimage, now in its 93rd year, remains a powerful reminder of Sree Narayana Guru’s humanist and rationalist vision, which continues to shape Kerala’s social and cultural consciousness even after a century.Speaking at the Sivagiri Theerthadanam conference, the Chief Minister noted that with the centenary of the Guru’s samadhi approaching in three years, the relevance of his philosophy had only deepened …