Breaking caste barriers

Meet three women sarpanches from Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh who are transforming rural India. One rescued a child bride. One broke caste barriers. One led menstrual health drives. Together, they show how women-led governance brings dignity, inclusion, and bold change where it’s needed most—at the heart of India’s villages.

Once afraid to reveal his Dalit identity, Neeraj Ghaywan went from a corporate desk to Cannes, where his deeply personal film Homebound earned a nine-minute standing ovation and global recognition for the stories he tells — and the silences he breaks.