Drishadwati Bargi “They had the power to make us see and experience ourselves as “other”” ~ bell hooks, Black Looks: Race And Representation. Narrative one: I have …
Over Their Dead Bodies: The New Politics of Protests
Sruthi Herbert Protest is a beautiful thing. Almost always. But recent protests staged in the name of the murdered girls in Badaun has taken a …
Chithralekha’s dharna draws wide support
Today Chithralekha, the Dalit woman autodriver, who has been fighting the CPM/CITU in Kannur from 2005, entered the fifth day of her dharna in front …
Indefinite Dharna in front of Kannur Collectorate from 2014 Aprl 19th onwards
Edaat Chithralekha and her Family on Indefinite Dharna At 10 am on 19th April 2014, Chithralekha E, the Dalit woman auto driver, who has been …
Caste atrocities against Chithralekha: A report
Report on Chithralekha’s Press Conference in Payannur against the caste atrocities on her, on March 29th At 10 AM, March 29th, Chithralekha E, the Dalit …
Chithralekha Attacked Again by CPM Goons
Eramangalathu Chitralekha On January 31, 2014, Chitralekha (the dalit woman autorickshaw driver from Payannur, Kerala, who has been fighting CITU/CPM men and who has faced …
A Visit to Bhima Koregaon
Pradnya Mangala They cannot make history who forget history. ~ Dr. Ambedkar. History plays a very important role in a person’s life. To know our …
The Dilemma of an upwardly mobile, English speaking, Bengali Dalit woman
Drishadwati Bargi The rather long title could have been longer if it were to encapsulate the full range of the subjectivity of this scribe. It …
Overshadowed….
Pradnya Jadhav Bhimabai said: “It has been always ‘my’ honour to be known as the wife of my husband…, I am seen as responsible for raising …
In Defense of Dr. Devyani Khobragade
Shraddha On this forum, we raise various issues related to women from marginalized communities, and we routinely tackle the dominant stereotypes of women from marginalized …