Poetic Dissent

Adivasi poet Jacinta Kerketta turns down literary prize from India Today Group

She also blamed the mainstream media for not trying to bring the plight of adivasis to light.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 25, 2023 · 04:18 pm
‘Lachumamma under the kanigele tree’: Telugu poet Gaddar’s voice in the Kannada landscape

Kotiganahalli Ramaiah, co-founder of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti in Karnataka and a poet and cultural activist, recounts Gaddar’s impact on revolutionary songs.

Kotiganahalli Ramaiah
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Mohit Kaycee, Lakshman KP, Skanda Ghate
· Aug 13, 2023 · 03:30 pm
Faiz’s verses have been dropped from Indian textbooks – but the power of his ideas will endure

In today’s times, ideas, especially those of diversity, struggles and non-alignment are dangerous, for young minds.

Chapal Mehra
· Apr 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

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