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Strength and Resilience in Tamil Dalit Literature: Examining Dalit Feminism through the Lens of Bama’s Works and Western Feminist Theory [PDF]

International Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies, 2023
India has a rich history of literature. But it had been governed by the writings of the men and the privileged class for the longest time. The emergence of Dalit writing in Tamil Nadu was a crucial step towards resisting hegemonised dogmas and reclaiming
Anju Maria Sebastian
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பெண்ணியமும் தலித் பெண்ணியமும் / Feminism and Dalit Feminism [PDF]

Pandian Journal of Women's Studies
Feminist literature has been a significant turning point in the development of Tamil literature. It has challenged the traditional portrayal of women in Tamil literature and has provided a platform for women to express their experiences and problems ...
ம . கார்த்திகேயன் / M. Karthikeyan
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Dalit or Brahmanical Patriarchy? Rethinking Indian Feminism

Caste, 2020
The present paper argues that the conceptualisation of notions like ‘dalit’ or ‘intracaste’ or ‘multiple’ patriarchies results from a misunderstanding of the concept brahmanical patriarchy.
Sunaina Arya
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Dalit Feminism in Tokyo: Analogy and Affiliation in Transnational Dalit Activism [PDF]

Feminist Review, 2019
This article discusses different conceptions and translations of the devadasi system in transnational Dalit feminist activism. I focus specifically on activist participation at the 1994 Asia Tribunal on Women’s Human Rights in Tokyo, Japan and the construction of an analogy between the experiences and struggles of devadasis and that of ‘military ...
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Dalit-Bahujan Feminism: A Newly Emerging Discourse

Caste, 2021
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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சுகிர்தராணியின் கவிதைகளில் தலித் பெண்ணிய பிரதிநிதித்துவ அரசியல் / Dalit Feminist Representation of Politics in Sukirdharani Poems [PDF]

Chenkaantal, 2023
Poet Sukirdharani has been working against the contemporary violence against Dalit women and for Dalit women to be represented in political power. Different from the common feminist ideology, Dalit has made the ideology of women the subject of his ...
திருமதி வெ. அம்பிகா / Mrs. V. Ambika
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Anandita Pan. Mapping Dalit Feminism: Towards an Intersectional Standpoint

Cracow Indological Studies, 2021
Pooja Kalita
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Gender, Caste and Subjectivity: Revisiting the #MeToo Movement in India [PDF]

Feminist Encounters: A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics, 2023
The #MeToo movement has claimed to mark a ‘new era in Indian feminism’ by introducing feminist articulations into the quotidian through the powerful use of social media.
Anandita Pan
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'Dalit Feminist Theory: A Reader'

Caste, 2023
This reader is a compilation of eighteen essays written by academics, feminists and scholar-activists from a Dalit Feminist Perspective. The editors Sunaina Arya and Aakash Singh Rathore, introduces the book by theorizing Dalit feminism underpinning its
Preeti .
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“The Witch’s Mirror”: A Review of Scholarship on Witchcraft and a Reassessment Based on the Intersectional Lived Experiences of Dalits and Adivasis

Religions, 2023
This article explores intersectionality of identities within Dalit and Adivasi traditions through a review of contemporary research on practices of witchcraft.
Jolanda Brunnekreef
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