Kishore Shantabai Kale

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A life lived for the community

by rti_adminon April 29, 2014March 20, 20231

Rakshit Sonawane Till 1994, Kishore was one of those forgotten people who have to struggle to get the minimum necessities in life, and undergo humiliation and abuse from the rich and powerful who have everything in life handed to them on a platter. An illegitimate son to a tamasha dancer (tamasha being a performing …

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The linked caste slavery of the Kolhatis and the Bedias

by rti_adminon April 29, 2014March 20, 20238

Rupali Bansode During my field work for research on female Tamasha artistes, I was fascinated by a few interesting links I found between the two communities: Bedias and Kolhatis. In a recent conference, where I presented my paper on Tamasha dancers, I pointed out the link between these communities and was questioned on its …