Senganglu Thaimei It is with a compelling urge to let out my angst that I sat down to write in Tulihal, the airport in Imphal. …
Reflections: National Dalit and Adivasi Women’s Congress 2013
Prachi Beula The National Dalit and Adivasi Women’s Congress 2013 was something that was long overdue. I am yet to absorb the ‘explosion of knowledge …
Locating P K Rosy: Can A Dalit Woman Play a Nair Role in Malayalam Cinema Today?
Jenny Rowena I think this Rosy Memorial Lecture is a historically significant move for two important reasons. First of all it gives us a chance …
Dalit and Adivasi Women Warriors Question Caste and Gender Oppression
Sujatha Surepally (Impressions from the first National Dalit and Adivasi Women’s Congress held on February 15-16, 2013, at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai) We …
Crimes against Northeast women: Is the state concerned enough?
Alana Golmei The brutal gang rape of India’s daughter on the night of 16th December, 2012, has awakened the whole nation from its deep slumber …
Proscribed life
Challapalli Swarooparani Branded untouchable Even as a foetus in the womb, I was born bearing the stamp of castelessness; Identified as a whore on the …
Caste Violence against Women
Rupali Bansode National workshop on Caste Violence against Women Voices of Victimhood and Voices of Resistance: Jan 25th – 26th Tweet
‘Castration’ as a hegemonic form of punishment: A Legal History Point of View
Sophy Joseph “There should be maximum punishment to the rapists, death penalty or castration” This incantation got huge endorsement from political parties, civil society organizations, …
Passing the Chains
Cynthia Stephen The breeze blew gently across the dusty field. The knot of people standing to a side spoke to each other in low voices. …