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Out of the 20 enrolled children, 16 attended the Nuagaon village centre, accompanied by their parents to accept food cooked by the helper, Sharmistha Sethy, while those absent were reported to be unwell.

After 3-month standoff, children return to anganwadi centre in ends in Odisha’s Kendrapara, eat food cooked by Dalit helper

February 16, 2026Fact Now

A three-month-long caste dispute at an anganwadi centre in Odisha’s Kendrapara district concluded on Monday as upper-caste children returned to the facility and consumed meals prepared by a Dalit woman helper. Out of the 20 enrolled children, 16 attended the...

The Nuagaon Anganwadi centre in the Ghalimala gram panchayat under Rajnagar police station limits previously saw regular attendance from approximately 20 children, all belonging to upper-caste families.(Pic- AI-generated/ChatGPT)

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Caste Bias in Kendrapara: Upper caste parents boycott Anganwadi over dalit helper’s appointment

February 10, 2026Fact Now

In a case of sheer social discrimination, upper-caste parents in Odisha’s Kendrapara district have stopped sending their children to a local Anganwadi centre for nearly three months. The boycott began following the recruitment of a Dalit woman as a helper...