New Delhi: Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), recognised as one of the most inclusive B-Schools of India, hosted ‘Beyond Labels: Towards Pride and Progress’, in collaboration with Girl Up India and Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar. The program aimed […]
Interdisciplinary theatre artiste, Sri Vamsi Matta brings overlooked oral histories of Dalit cuisine to light through an interactive performance Mahima Nagaraju BENGALURU: Food is often a unifying force cutting through all barriers. After all, who doesn’t love good food? But […]
Indian-American historian Shailja Pike has been made a MacArthur Fellow and has received a ‘Genius Grant’ of $ 800,000. Pike grew up in Pune’s Yerwada slum and now teaches at the University of Cincinnati. She researches the challenges faced by […]
Indian American historian Shailaja Paik has had quite the week since she was made a MacArthur Fellow and received a ‘genius grant’ of $800,000. Her inbox is full of emails, her schedule is packed and social media has had a […]
‘The sexual and gendered arrangements of the caste system to oppress Dalit Tamasha women remained unexamined,’ said Paik who has written a book on the subject. Historian Shailaja Paik has become the first Dalit person to be awarded the prestigious […]
Shailja Pike, a resident of Maharashtra, has received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship of 8 lakh dollars i.e. about 6 crore 72 lakh rupees, which is also known as ‘Genius Grant’. She has not only become the first Indian Dalit woman […]
Lucknow. The aim of creating a humane and egalitarian society with which Dalit literature is being written was also seen in the 21st National Book Fair being held at Balrampur Garden. Buddhist and Dalit literature is available in abundance at […]
Hyderabad: Renowned Dalit Telugu author B. Vijaya Bharathi, who was the first woman to translate the life history of Jyotirao Phule into Telugu and a prominent critic known for her analytical commentaries on Hindu Puranas and epics, passed away on […]
Transgender actress Shubhi Sharma, who was last seen in the TV show ‘Dhruv Tara’ may join the upcoming season of Bigg Boss 18. The actress is in talks with the makers and may soon sign the dotted lines. A source […]
Ranjith, 41, has made a string of movies with strong Dalit characters and stories about lives of oppressed communities that have put anti-caste issues front & centre in Tamil Nadu cinema. Prabhakar Tamilarasu, (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Chennai: More than […]
