Dalit Writing
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A poem without verbs: The beauty of Dalit poet Omprakash Valmiki’s poem ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’
Valmiki eloquently describes the toils of daily village life from a Dalit perspective. And does so without using a single verb.
James Edwards
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Dalit Lekhak Sangh turns 25, shows how Dalit literature could be a radical preamble to a New India
Writers and poets reflected on the legacy of Dalit literature, its transformation into a vehicle of critical consciousness, and its expansive future.
Nikhil Pandhi
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Dalit Communist RB More’s memoir presents the kind of history that governments like to erase today
Ramachandra Babaji More was an important Dalit trade unionist and labour organiser, whose anti-caste and labor activism was intimately tied to BR Ambedkar.
Anupama Rao
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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.
Yogesh Maitreya
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‘And on that day, I will resurrect’: Translating Rohith Vemula’s poetry
An interactive workshop at a Delhi college led to the poems being translated into thirteen Indian languages.
Indian Cultural Forum
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Bullying the Dalit begins early, right from school
Continuing our series on Dalit literature with an excerpt from Daya Pawar’s autobiography.
Daya Pawar
Video
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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When women protest, it’s not just for themselves but for men and children too
The third in our series of excerpts from works of Dalit literature.
Meena Kandasamy
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‘The dalits are coming, step aside’: Five lyrics of revolution
Continuing our series of excerpts from Dalit literature, with poetry that continues to fire the ‘fighting people’.
Siddalingaiah
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How Phulwa, once a downtrodden woman, made the zamindar’s son green with envy
The first in a series of excerpts from works of literature by Dalit writers.
Ratan Kumar Sambharia
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller