For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Anand Silodia A few days ago, Richa Chadha shared the poster of her new movie, ‘Madam Chief Minister’, and it was immediately criticized for the depiction of the dalit protagonist. The protagonist, played by Chadha, was shown to be wearing a dirty t-shirt and holding a broom[1]. The gist of the criticism was that …
Anand Silodia Screening of Project Heartland – Short Films by Pratik Parmar Venue: Museum of the Moving Image, NYCTime: Friday, January 24, 7:30 PM Project Heartland is a collection of short documentary films by director Pratik Parmar telling the stories of Dalit-Bahujan folks across the Indian state of Gujarat, chronicling caste atrocities and acts …
Anand Silodia Babasaheb said, “Ours is a battle, not for wealth or power. It is a battle for freedom. It is a battle for the reclamation of the human personality.” What does it mean, the reclamation of human personality? You reclaim something that you have lost. How does one lose one’s human personality? The caste …
Anand Silodia “What happened to you?” Vishal asked me. “What did you experience that set you on the path that brought you here?” I had met him only a few hours ago, at Nalanda Academy in Wardha, an initiative for preparing underprivileged bahujan students for higher education. He was curious how a privileged dalit from …