Kalu Devi Bishwakarma (surname also abbreviated to BK or B.K.
) is a Nepali
dalit
Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna syste ...
politician and a member of the
House of Representatives of the
federal parliament of Nepal.
She was elected under the
proportional representation system from
Kailali District representing
Federal Socialist Forum Nepal
The Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal ( ne, संघीय समाजवादी फोरम, नेपाल; abbreviated FSFN) was a democratic socialist political party in Nepal. The party was formed on 15 June 2015 from the merger of the Ma ...
.
She claimed to have experienced difficulties renting an apartment in
Kathmandu
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following her election to parliament, because of the prejudice of landlords against dalits.
[ Speaking in parliament, of her experience, she said that the word ''Dalit'' should be expunged from the records and replaced by '']Artisan
An artisan (from french: artisan, it, artigiano) is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand. These objects may be functional or strictly decorative, for example furniture, decorative art ...
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References
Living people
Nepal MPs 2017–2022
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal politicians
1958 births
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