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Githa Hariharan

‘It has the power to provoke’: Theatre director Sunil Shanbag on the dilemma the medium faces today

An excerpt from ‘This Too Is India: Conversations on Diversity and Dissent’, edited by Githa Hariharan.

Githa Hariharan
· Nov 12, 2024 · 08:30 am
The past, the future and the present intertwine with the lives of three Dalit students in this novel

In ‘I Have Become The Tide’, Githa Hariharan knits together sagas of caste into a soaring narrative.

Githa Hariharan
· Feb 20, 2019 · 08:30 am
An anti-caste rationalist, Basava is being appropriated by those whose ideals are opposed to his

His egalitarian beliefs inspired the murdered scholar MM Kalburgi. But the founder of Lingayatism is being claimed by multiple political parties.

Githa Hariharan
· Apr 24, 2018 · 08:30 am

How a woman’s dissent led to Indian mothers getting guardianship rights to their children

A new book compiles poetry, essays, manifestoes and more, challenging official views through the ages in India.

Githa Hariharan
· Jun 28, 2017 · 08:30 am