Joopaka Subhadra Dalit women are looked down upon culturally as inferiors and untouchables. They remain away from the village with no education and employment. They are subjected to economic oppression, labour exploitation, authority of the feudal lords outside and of the patriarchy at home. They are slaves of slaves. Dalit women are expected to remain …
Hatred in the belly
Dalit Camera: Through Un-Touchable Eyes Joopaka Subhadra, poet, writer, and women’s rights activist, was one of the key speakers at the ‘Democratic Debate on Appropriation of Ambedkar’s Writings’ held on April 10, 2014, in Hyderabad. The following text features her intervention at the debate. {youtube}IjD6u3qQswo{/youtube} 180 pages. When I read that, what I felt …
‘The Doctor and The Saint’ should be detached from ‘Annihilation of Caste’
[Via Karthik Navayan] The event Democratic Debate on Appropriation of Ambedkar’s Writings was held on 10th April 2014, in Hyderabad. It was addressed by Dalit Bahujan intellectuals, Bojja Tharakam, Professor Kancha Ilaiah, U Sambashiva Rao, Joopaka Subhadra, Gogu Shyamala and other participants who discussed thoroughly the content, and also the intentions of the publisher …
Democratic Debate on Appropriation of Ambedkar’s Writings
~ Democratic debate on the appropriation of ‘Annihilation of Caste’ by Navayana on 10th April, 5 p.m., at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad ~ Dear Friends, All of you are aware about the ongoing discussion on the issue of publication of Dr B.R.Ambedkar’s “Annihilation of Caste” by Navayana Publications with an introduction of Arundhati Roy …