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Kalyani K COVID-19 as a pandemic has affected the population across geographies irrespective of people’s nationality, class, race, caste etc. The virus causes the same symptoms and can affect almost anyone. But can one claim COVID-19 virus is a global equalizer? The question needs a contextual understanding of the ways in which social realities around …
Nisha Dedhwal The term ‘Social Distancing’ held/holds/shall hold different meanings in the Indian past, present and future. The term being social in nature holds the potential to be approached distinctly by people belonging to different socio-economic-caste-gender-cultural backgrounds. Messages from different brands, celebrities endorsing ‘Social Distancing’ are being widely shared as part of an awareness campaign …
Srikanth Karan Untouchability is a lived reality for many Dalits in the interior villages of Karnataka, mostly in Tumkur, rural Bangalore and many other villages. I am sure this is the case across the country though hardly reported in the news. Only one out of a lakh incidents are reported or brought to light and …
Pranjali Kureel (Students of TISS, Mumbai recently elected Bhatta Ram as the new President of the student council in what is being called a ‘historic win’. Inspiring hundreds of students like me, who enter this institute with high hopes, only to find ourselves in an elite and daunting space, Bhatta Ram says the main aim …
Nandhana Prem As I entered into the dimly lit multiplex for a second show, I saw seats almost half-filled, people busy chattering about Article 15. The film takes off with a folk song, drawing the attention of the audience from their chatters to that of a gut-wrenching explication on discrimination met by the Dalits. …
Bobby Kunhu In the street where my parent’s home is in the middle of Salem city, adjacent to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s permanent residence, most local residents don’t allow Dalit domestic workers inside the house – the kitchen is, of course, a no-go area – and there are separate vessels to serve these …
Arun Joldkudligi (ಅರುಣ್ ಜೋಳದಕೂಡ್ಲಿಗಿ) ಈಚೆಗೆ ಜೇವರ್ಗಿ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಕೊಂಡಗೂಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ದಲಿತ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ಹಿಂದೂ ದೇವರ ಪಟಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊರತಂದು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸುಟ್ಟರು. ಈ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹರಿದಾಡಿ ಗಮನಸೆಳೆಯಿತು. ತಮಗಾದ ಅವಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧವಾಗಿ ದೇವರುಗಳನ್ನು ಸುಡುವ ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ಬುಗಿಲೆದ್ದಿತ್ತು. ಕೊಂಡಗೂಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿದ ದ್ಯಾವಮ್ಮನ ರಥವನ್ನು ದಲಿತರು ಎಳೆಯಬಾರದೆಂದು ಸವರ್ಣೀಯರು ನಿಶೇಧಿಸಿದರು. ನಾವೇಕೆ ರಥವನ್ನು ಮುಟ್ಟಬಾರದೆಂದು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ವಾಗ್ವಾದ ಕಲ್ಲು ತೂರಾಟ, ಸವರ್ಣೀಯರ ಧಾಳಿ ನಡೆಯಿತು. ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಜನರು ಜೇವರ್ಗಿ, ಕಲಬುರಗಿಯಲ್ಲಿ …
Dalit Camera: Through Un-Touchable Eyes The is the transcript of the speech delivered by Pa Ranjith in Thenmalaiyaandi foothills, where Arundhathiyars are protesting against the Santhairur wall.The video was recorded by Neethemaan, Aathi Thamizhar Katchi. “Why does this keep happening? We don’t know if it keeps happening openly right in front of us, but …
T. Sowjanya In a nutshell, the answer is, the views expressed in the online protests are of women belonging to a particular set of social groups! This is a response to the recent online protest against the taboos on menstruation in Indian society launched by some students and middle class, educated men, and women. …