Snapshots from a settlement of the Musahars- a low caste in India's social hierarchy- who besides living in extreme poverty, face another significant challenge: caste-based discrimination in schools.

Rats for dinner?! Dive into the raw, real, and rarely-seen world of Nepal’s Musahar community — known as the “rat-eaters” — where survival meets tradition in the form of forbidden rat curry.

Saptari, April 7 -- year-old Bishal Sada from ward 1 of Goraiya of Surunga Municipality, in Saptari district, has been deprived of medical treatment due to his family's financial hardship.

In her latest column, Tavleen Singh speaks on the Election Commission’s voter ID revision drive in Bihar, calling it ...

The Sarkar Aapke Dwar programme started on the instructions of Chief Minister Hemant Soren is playing an important role in strengthening the link of connecting the people of the deprived society ...

Nine-year-old Satish Sada of the Musahar settlement in Shambhunath Municipality in Saptari district did not go to school. Although the school nearby is at a distance of about 500 metres from his ...

Several men and women from Musahar and Kharwar scheduled tribe communities of east UP districts were given 'diksha' in the name of Lord Ram at a function led by senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ...

Several men and women from Musahar and Kharwar scheduled tribe fraternities of east UP districts were given diksha (consecrated) with the name of Lord Ram in a function led by senior Rashtriya ...

Residents of Musahar Tola Katar in Rohtas district soaked in celebrations on Tuesday, the day Musahar community member Jitan Ram Manjhi (68) became the chief minister of the state. The residents of ...

The major turning point was when Musahar women started farming for themselves rather than on other people's farms. The produce—mainly onion—brought in up to Rs 5 lakh profit for some of them.

The Musahar community is listed as Scheduled Caste in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and West Bengal. As per Census 2011, the community's population in UP stood over 2.5 lakh, ...