Sabitha: A Woman And A Day This documentary by Rupesh Kumar was screened on August 22, 2012 At Friday club , Ernakulam, Kerala. The documentary …
Phule, Tarabai and Ramabai
Satsar (The Essence of Truth) was a journal which Phule tried to publish in 1885. Two issues were published, and both state Phule’s theological position. But …
Unpacking ‘Fulminations’: Caste and Patriarchy
Anu Ramdas Hira Bansode in her poem Ghulam (‘Slave’) writes: Where a woman in her youth is dried up by tradition she is confined all her life …
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. …
Confessions of a confused Dalit Woman!
Jyotsna Siddharth Today’s status quo bites me. The upper-caste, upper class, elitism in feminism, the hypocritical pretension about issues and a bit of everything is disturbing. I would …
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 …
The warriors who slayed babies and other tales
Rahi Gaikwad The name Ranvir is usually given to a boy. It means brave warrior or battle hero. This is the name a section of …
I already have broken the wall
Pradnya Bhim Sindhu They talk of feminization of social…. Work…. Change They said sexuality should be addressed Feminism is an empire its multicultural discrimination They …
You can turn and go
Rupali Bansode Some feminists celebrate sisterhood and I did the same But soon I realised it was not between us, We were not sisters, or …
Whipping up ‘critical pedagogy’: Uncritical defense of NCERT’s violence
SAVARI Universally, the imagery of a whip evokes the reality of violence throughout human history. The whip is inseparable from violence against slaves, dalits, women, …