For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Nyima Tarung Tana Ah, Arunachal Pradesh, the land where the sun kisses the mountains first, where the rivers sing ancient songs, and where every stone has a story. As an Apatani-Monpa Buddhist, let me share with you a tale, poetic yet piercing, of how our vibrant culture is being slowly smothered by the silken shroud …
Chanchal Kumar Manu Joseph’s award-winning debut novel has been lauded for breaking away from the norm in its depiction of the dalit male character as an intelligent but cunning person. In the words of the author, Ayyan Mani is an “exceptional” individual who is “a freak, in a way” (Joseph 2010). While historically, dalits …
Maitreyee Shukla & Asmita Kundu When the #MeToo campaign started, we saw a floodgate being opened. Women tried hard to sum up their painful and often self-triggering experiences of sexual harassment within a hashtag as it garnered unconditional and explicit support from the stalwarts of feminism. Yet, to some of us, it felt unfair …