Prejudiced past and forsaken future: the DNTs’ battle for dignity

Denotified and Nomadic Tribes, a group of marginalised communities across Andhra Pradesh, have been silently suffering neglect and caste-based discrimination for centuries. They continue to battle impoverished conditions and social stigma. Political representation is elusive and their daily woes unheard even as welfare schemes remain far from their reach, reports Nellore Sravani