Dr. SPVA Sairam What books did Jotiba read? Did he possess any personal collections? If so, what sort of books did he possess? Did he jot down any important findings in those books? What was his style of reading the books? These were some of the many questions that popped up in my mind when …
Documenting Bahujan Musical Instruments
Dr. Chandraiah Gopani The book under review entitled ‘Mula Dhwani’ (Aboriginal Sound) is edited by Jayadhir Thirumal Rao and Guduru Manoja. This book was released in 2019, both in Telugu and English with the same title. In the absence of studies on Bahujan Musical Traditions, the book is a unique work in documenting more than …
Storming Libraries, ‘Achhe Din’ and the New Education Policy
N Sukumar and Shailaja Menon The NEP 2020 has been rolled out amidst the Corona pandemic with the grandiose dreams of unleashing India’s potential as a world teacher (Vishwaguru). Ironically, a few months back police stormed the library of Jamia Millia Islamia, thrashed students and vandalized the reading space. No one knows when the culprits …
Feminism is Brahminism
Anu Ramdas This is the transcript of a preliminary talk on the topic of feminism is brahminism. First, thank you. It is so lovely to see all of you. Thank you for the opportunity. And I am not at all happy to be talking about this topic at such a time. Ever since I wanted …
Where there is a Vihar, There should be a library and reading hall
[Via Bhagyesha Kurane] Where there is a Vihar, There Should be a library and reading hall. We launched this project in April 2017. In one year, we have set up 17 libraries. Mostly in Vihars which are located in slums and rural areas of Maharashtra. We have also donated books to a ladies/girl’s hostel …
साऊ_रमाई बूक बँक विहार_तेथे_ग्रंथालय उपक्रम
Bhagyesha Kurane पुर्वाश्रमीचा अस्पृश्य समाज आजही ग्रामीण भागात मोठ्या प्रमाणात रहिवास करताना आढळतो.तसेच यापैकी ज्या जनसमुदायाने रोजगाराच्याशोधात शहरी भागामध्ये स्थलांतर केलेले आहे अशा समुदायापैकी जवळपास 70% समाज आजही झोपड़पट्टी भागात रहिवास करताना आढळतो.उर्वरित शैक्षणिक संधीचा हकदार वर्ग शहराच्या मध्यवस्तीमध्ये स्थिरावलेला दिसतो.निम्नस्तरीय झोपड़पट्टी व शहराच्या मध्यवस्तीत राहाणाऱ्या समाजामध्ये एक आर्थिक सामाजिक दरी कायम दिसून येते.झोपड़पट्टी भाग …