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Yogesh Maitreya
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‘All I desired was to escape at all costs’: An author-activist recalls his first days in Mumbai
An excerpt from ‘Water in a Broken Pot: A Memoir’, by Yogesh Maitreya.
Yogesh Maitreya
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How Panther’s Paw Publications is publishing its Dalit books during, and against, the pandemic
Yogesh Maitreya is the founder and sole staff member of this publisher of Dalit literature.
Yogesh Maitreya
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Forty years after its controversial publication, ‘Baluta’ proves that it transcends generations
Considered to be one of the first Dalit autobiographies, Marathi writer Daya Pawar’s ‘Baluta’ was a pioneering work in writing about oppression.
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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‘When I Hid My Caste’: Baburao Bagul’s short stories were steeped in his ideologically vibrant youth
The Dalit writer’s mangum opus ‘Jevva Mi Jaat Chorli Hoti’ shifted the imagination of what literature could achieve and has now been translated into English.
Yogesh Maitreya
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In the verses of Dalit shahirs, you can hear the history of India’s anti-caste movement
Most shahirs are not part of the popular imagination because the means of producing culture are still dominated by upper castes.
Yogesh Maitreya