Towards the annihilation of imposed Genders- Recommendations to the Indian Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ~ Recommendations to the Indian Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Policy for Transpeople [via Satya Rai Nagpaul and Gee Ameena Suleiman] ~ Opening Remarks: A Brief note on Transgender Persons with specific reference to Trans Masculine …
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 should have been “The dilemma of being an upwardly mobile, English speaking, Dalit Feminist and ideologue who is simultaneously a wannabe intellectual, a commodity fetishist and a person with …
Congress, AAP and the Common Man
Ratnesh Katulkar The sudden rise of Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal is the most prominent political event that emerged in the recent assembly polls. This is certainly a big blow to the established political parties and is particularly a strong setback to the Congress which found its tally reduced to merely eight …
“No Gold” marriages: The politics of caste/class and gender
Sreebitha P. V. “Today if my grandmother was alive she would have been ecstatic to see me as a bride but at the same time heart broken to see me not decked up in gold from head to toe!! From a very young age I knew I didn’t want to wear so much gold …
Revealing the ‘Male Teacher Authority Figure’
Nidhin Shobhana ‘Every Image embodies a way of seeing’ – John Berger. He enters the giant classroom in his crisp white short kurta, he walks with an ease which inspires pensive and fearful silence; he is fair-skinned, well-fed and tall, and he speaks clearly with authority. One of the most powerful images of our …
Mapping Gender: Bodies & Sexualities in Contemporary Art across the Global South
Exhibition and Events 16th November – 3rd December at School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). [Via Shaheen Ahmed] The topic of gender, gender-based violence, fetishization, and casteism in contemporary works of art by twenty artists launches in a few days in New Delhi. Including video, performance art, photography, painting and drawing …
Dalit Women’s Writing in Telugu
Challapalli Swaroopa Rani (Published in EPW in 1998) It has taken a long time for dalit women to overcome their oppression as women, as dalits and put to creative use the gains of social and literary movements. There are of course common issues that bind dalit men and women, like untouchability and caste oppression. …
Dalit women on intersections of violence and discrimination at the Human Rights Council
Dalit women on intersections of violence and discrimination at HRC 23 in the UN ~ Side event at the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council “Dalit Women: Working Together Towards The Elimination OfMultiple And Intersecting Forms Of Discrimination And ViolenceBased On Gender And Caste” On 4 June 2013, 14:30-16:30, Room VIII, 3rd floor …
The State says ‘Achcha rape hua hai, take this money and get lost’: Asha Kowtal
Asha Kowtal has been seeking, organizing and raising the voice of Dalit women across India and the world. As General Secretary of All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) she has been actively working to mobilize Dalits, and Dalit women in particular, across states – from Dabra in Haryana to Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu …