Prachi Patil Speech made at the protest organised by United OBC Forum and BAPSA on 9th June, 2016 against the discriminatory Anti-OBC Reservation circular of UGC/MHRD …
Why are Folks So Inclined to Speak for and Erase Dalit People’s Wisdom?
Noel Didla There has been a recent spate of speculative publications on Dalit women by anyone and everyone to validate themselves as academics, journalists, editorial …
The linked caste slavery of the Kolhatis and the Bedias
Rupali Bansode During my field work for research on female Tamasha artistes, I was fascinated by a few interesting links I found between the two …
Sanskritization or Appropriation : Caste and Gender in “Indian” Music and Dance
Sreebitha P. V Two recent articles in The Hindu address the question of caste and gender in Indian Music and Dance. The first article titled ‘Sanskritization and …
The ‘Dirt’ in The Dirty Picture: Caste, Gender and Silk Smitha – Part 2
Jenny Rowena My only preparation was to constantly tell myself that I love my body. And I was going to use it as a tool …
Mary Kom – a hero among champions
Rahi Gaikwad She boxed her way to glory, but wrestled her way to the ring. The reason why the nation today salutes the formidable …
My Man
Anu Ramdas Lakshmi was always comfortable sharing her thoughts about her husband, Shanmugam. He was the shy one and never said much about personal things. …
The ‘dirt’ in the Dirty Picture: Caste, Gender and Silk Smitha
Jenny Rowena On first or second Saturday coming after the Hindu New Years Day (Gudhi padawa), the devadasis, who are mostly dalitbahujans, were openly sexually …
Jathi, Varna, and Caste and Gender Discrimination
By Cynthia Stephen Part 2 continued from here Jathi, caste as a social category or identity, distinct from a religious identity probably existed even much before …
India, The Idea Of Nation And The Subaltern Indian Woman
By Cynthia Stephen An excerpt from a chapter written for a book on subaltern women to be brought out by dalitbahujan student publishers The idea of India as …