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Inter (Caste) Love Stories: Experiential Eye (I) in Fandry and Sairat

Vol. 57, Issue No. 9, 26 Feb, 2022
To read anti-caste context in cinema one needs to have an experiential eye. The ones at the receiving end of caste-based discrimination and thereof inflicted humiliation by the orthodox social codes find resistance as the only way to achieve “liberty, equality and freedom.” In this relation, the paper focuses upon two Marathi films Fandry (2013) and Sairat (2016) directed by Nagaraj Manjule. The paper seeks to present the experiential perspective about Dalit visuality which has started to gain a wider recognition in interdisciplinary studies from verbal to the visual literature.

Understanding Gail Omvedt’s Anti-caste and Feminist Research Methodology

In this episode, we speak to Umesh Bagade and Sangita Thosar about Gail Omvedt's research approach.

The Art of the Oppressed

Vol. 56, Issue No. 52, 25 Dec, 2021
B Prabakaran

Most mainstream films that centre caste have, even if unknowingly, not understood the historical roots and cultural background of Dalits.

 

Ambedkar as a Philosopher

Vol. 56, Issue No. 50, 11 Dec, 2021
Chinnaiah Jangam

The Radical in Ambedkar: Critical Reflections edited by Suraj Yengde and Anand Teltumbde, New Delhi: Penguin, 2018; pp 520, ₹999.

 

Striving for Begumpura: Traversing the Intellectual Activism of Gail Omvedt

​Writer, researcher, life-long fellow traveller of the progressive movements and long-time author with the Economic & Political Weekly, Gail Omvedt passed away on 25 August 2021. In this reading list, we present some of the highlights of her scholarship published in EPW.

Gail Omvedt (1941–2021)

Vol. 56, Issue No. 36, 04 Sep, 2021
Surinder S Jodhka

I met Gail Omvedt in 1990, at the Centre for Social Studies (CSS), Surat, where I had joined as a faculty member, my first ever job. Omvedt had been a visiting fellow at the CSS for a few months, working on her book on the “new” social movements.

Social Criticism and Nation-building

Vol. 56, Issue No. 35, 28 Aug, 2021

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Vilas Wagh (1939–2021)

Vol. 56, Issue No. 17, 24 Apr, 2021
Ashok Chousalkar

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: Dravidian Politics at Crossroads

The elections to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly provide an opportunity to reassess the fault lines in the caste, religious and ethno-geographical identities in the state and their significance in electoral politics.

Research Radio Bonus Episode: Revisiting Jotirao Phule’s Theory and Practice That Challenge Brahminism

In this episode, we speak to Tejas Harad about Jotirao Phule and his anti-caste writing and practice.

Understanding Ambedkar's Construction of National Movement

Vol. 33, Issue No. 4, 24 Jan, 1998
Gopal Guru

Dalit responses to the critique of Ambedkar's role in the freedom struggle and his construction of the national movement have led to a re-examination of his ideas, and perceptions of the nationalist discourse of the time. Why he and the dalits did not participate directly in the national movement, as directed by the Congress, is a question that needs to be addressed.

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