G. Sasi With Love, Soumini, You said that black is beautiful Poets have sung it Then, How did the black people get humiliated? We are not the ones who suck blood and sweat We are melting… The blazing sun and the burning earth are not tending us Mother, There is no space for the black …
त्यौहार
Vruttant Manwatkar रसिक-रोमानी दिन है आएँहंगामे का ‘फैशन’ लाएँ.“अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी दो!”जीने का हक़ भाड़ में जाये. क्रांति दम्भ में लाल जवानीरंग, उत्सव में बदलती है. आज भी जब जब चौराहे परअवर्ण औरत जलती है.
Guja-raatri, the unending night of terror
Kuffir GujaratIs an experimentTo see if a state would growWhen you sow blood ~ Netala Pratap Kumar Not just Gujarat, but the whole of India has been an experiment, in essence, since its formation as a state herding together disparate pieces of political, cultural and social geography into a make-believe nation. In the process …
“Entire deleted sky”: Launch of Vaibhav Chhaya’s first book of poetry
Yogesh Maitreya & Daisy Katta 28/07/2014 “Delete Kelel Saarr Aakash” (Entire deleted sky) – the Facebook page of this Marathi poetry book has been constantly providing news about its launch. Those who regularly followed Vaibhav Chhaya and his poetry for long on Facebook have been eagerly waiting for to see his poetry on paper. Finally, on …
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. …