Welcome to the Jagaran Media Center

In 2000, Dalit journalists sought to challenge embedded caste based discrimination practices in Nepal through media awareness, and established the Jagaran Media Center (JMC). In its relatively short lifespan, the JMC has been successful in raising Dalit issues at the local, national, and international level. The JMC aims to be a media hub for Dalit news in Nepal, and promote a more equitable, inclusive, and accountable democracy.

The center has promoted Dalit empowerment by giving Dalits the means to create their own media, and through journalism training, and publishing and producing Dalit-focused media ...