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 …
A S Ponnammal Passes Away
A S Ponnammal popularly known as Nilakottai Ponnammal, born into a Dalit family on July 1927, was a seven time member of the Legislative Assembly …
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 …
From Victimhood to Power: Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra at Hyderabad
Pradnya Jadhav Dalit women’s battle to survive with dignity and security is extremely challenging. Dalit Mahila Swabhiman Yatra has been initiated by All India Dalit …
Chithralekha ends her day-and-night strike after 122 days
Chithralekha ended her 122 days struggle in front of the Kannur Secretariat on Monday. This was after the Chief Minister assured her in writing that …
Chitralekha needs financial support to buy land
Chitralekha, who has been forced to move out of Payyanur, has now decided to buy a 5-cent plot of land in an area in Kannur …
Appeal from Chitralekha Rehabilitation Committee
Chitralekha Punaradhivasa Committee Kannur 2 Since 25th October 2014, for the last 77 days1, Chitralekha and her family have been on a constant day-and-night strike …
Disastrous Dalit-ness
Pradnya Mangala It is important to approach the study of disaster, not as an exercise in social disorganization or pathology but as the occasion for …