Sarina Dyola
“I’ve seen how caste confines not just the Newar community, but all of Nepali society. That’s why I’m committed to deeply understanding and challenging it.”
Sarina Dyola is a Newar Dalit woman from Bhaktapur, currently serving as the Dalit woman representative in Bhaktapur Municipality. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business and Law and is a member of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party. As someone deeply rooted in the Dyola community—historically labeled with terms like Pode—her family has long been engaged in labor often assigned to Dalits: farming, fishing, and crafting bamboo materials essential to urban and cultural life.
Since childhood, Sarina has faced caste-based discrimination—from mocking in schools to the daily burden of caste-assigned roles. These personal experiences fuel her activism. She openly speaks about caste-based injustices and the historical neglect of Newar Dalit voices, and she works to challenge deep-rooted social hierarchies that continue to marginalize
She is actively involved in business and community service and is particularly passionate about empowering other Dalit women, amplifying their voices, and breaking the silence around caste, gender, and structural exclusion. Living in Kathmandu, she envisions a future of equity where Dalit women are treated on par with women from dominant castes. Sarina also advocates for policy-level changes, aiming to reduce discrimination within government systems and ensure equitable access to power and resources between Dalit and non-Dalit communities.
“I’ve seen how caste confines not just the Newar community, but all of Nepali society. That’s why I’m committed to deeply understanding and challenging it.”
Sarina Dyola is a Newar Dalit woman from Bhaktapur, currently serving as the Dalit woman representative in Bhaktapur Municipality. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business and Law and is a member of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party. As someone deeply rooted in the Dyola community—historically labeled with terms like Pode—her family has long been engaged in labor often assigned to Dalits: farming, fishing, and crafting bamboo materials essential to urban and cultural life.
Since childhood, Sarina has faced caste-based discrimination—from mocking in schools to the daily burden of caste-assigned roles. These personal experiences fuel her activism. She openly speaks about caste-based injustices and the historical neglect of Newar Dalit voices, and she works to challenge deep-rooted social hierarchies that continue to marginalize her community.
She is actively involved in business and community service and is particularly passionate about empowering other Dalit women, amplifying their voices, and breaking the silence around caste, gender, and structural exclusion. Living in Kathmandu, she envisions a future of equity where Dalit women are treated on par with women from dominant castes. Sarina also advocates for policy-level changes, aiming to reduce discrimination within government systems and ensure equitable access to power and resources between Dalit and non-Dalit communities.