Sruthi Herbert The first issue of Prabuddha: Journal of Social Equality carries research articles and an interview by Dalit Bahujan Women scholars. SAVARI is happy to share excerpts …
Tribute: K J Inayammal (1953 – 2017)
Praveena Thaali K J Inayammal passed away on 26 Septmeber 2017 at Kottayam. SAVARI pays tribute to this Dalit woman leader from Kerala. Below, Praveena …
Is Caste the Ideology that Underlies ‘Ragging’?
Maya Pramod This article first appeared here in Utharakalam, and has been translated by Sruthi Herbert. A new generation of people from the marginalized sections of …
For the Mook Nayak
Lakshmi Parvathy My earliest encounter with caste was when my immediate family showed discomfort to disclose our caste. The rest of our world’s curiosity never …
When Victims and Their Families Ask Media to Back Off, Do That
Deepa, the sister of the Dalit woman who was killed in a gruesome manner inside her home in Perumbavoor has been in the midst of …
The Government could not Do Justice to Jisha
Dalit Penkoottam The authorities have not yet been able to apprehend the culprits responsible for the brutal murder and rape of the Dalit woman named …
Babasaheb: Unravelling and Rebuilding my World.
Sruthi Herbert I cannot recall the exact day or time. It was one day during my masters course that I opened my reading list and …
If You Can’t Help One Pulaya Woman, What of the Entire SC Community?
Chitralekha E To The Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala Complaint submitted by Chitralekha, Kunjimangalam Village, Edat Sir, I am an auto driver belonging to a …
Bodies That Do Not Belong
Meenu The existing mainstream narratives about caste in Kerala either express shock and surprise at the continuing persistence of caste in India, or were mostly …
Woman and Community
Jenny Rowena (This article was first published in Malayalam in Madhyamam newspaper on June 4, 2015) Several discussions about gender these days are as much about communities …