Prof. Shailaja Paik became the first Dalit scholar to receive the prestigious McArthur Fellowship. And also the target of vitriol from dominant caste Indians.
Dalit women—always the invalid bodies! They will appropriate from us, erase our stories, kill us, rape us but never acknowledge our bodies, our labour. RESIST, RESIST, RESIST!
What a powerful article 👏 And yes, as a person from a Brahmin family, I completely agree that upper caste people are very much uncomfortable & in denial about casteism still being prevalent, I keep hearing about it being a thing of the past that needs to be buried. No! It should never ever be buried, rather the dig for the truth should continue and get deeper & deeper because the world needs to know about this shameful system and how it still exists! And I’m so glad that Prof. Shailaja Paik received the award. Lots of respect to her 🙌
I am glad you wrote about the response to this amazing grant to an Indian academic. Instead of congratulating Prof Paik, the newspapers are doing the opposite. Shows the awful caste bias in the Indian media.
Thanks for once again saying it like it is. Really look forward to your writing for learning what no one is talking about.
Dalit women—always the invalid bodies! They will appropriate from us, erase our stories, kill us, rape us but never acknowledge our bodies, our labour. RESIST, RESIST, RESIST!
What a powerful article 👏 And yes, as a person from a Brahmin family, I completely agree that upper caste people are very much uncomfortable & in denial about casteism still being prevalent, I keep hearing about it being a thing of the past that needs to be buried. No! It should never ever be buried, rather the dig for the truth should continue and get deeper & deeper because the world needs to know about this shameful system and how it still exists! And I’m so glad that Prof. Shailaja Paik received the award. Lots of respect to her 🙌
I am glad you wrote about the response to this amazing grant to an Indian academic. Instead of congratulating Prof Paik, the newspapers are doing the opposite. Shows the awful caste bias in the Indian media.