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Why I Am Not a Theorist (Part 4)

India, Oct. 5 -- I have seen the professional anti-caste intellectual. S/He arrives. S/He speaks. S/He refers to Ambedkar. S/He cites John Rawls. S/He quotes Michael Foucault. S/He invokes Habermas. S... और पढ़ें


Why I Am Not a Theorist (Part 3)

India, Sept. 21 -- I am tired of the Indian theorists MN Srinivas, Bhikku Parekh, Ashish Nandy, Akeel Bilgrami, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Homi K.Bhabha, Aijaz Ahmed, Upendra Baxi, Partha Chatterjee,... और पढ़ें


Why I Am Not a Theorist? (Part 2)

India, Sept. 14 -- The Brahmin preacher does not always hide. He may stand before the Hindu crowd and defend hierarchy openly. He may speak of purity and pollution, tradition and order, custom and i... और पढ़ें


Why I Am Not a Theorist? (Part 1)

India, Sept. 7 -- They write of democracy from rooms where democracy has never had to enter the kitchen, where equality is discussed beneath lights that never reveal the darkness outside. They write ... और पढ़ें


Forbidden Fruit-Part 3 (Ten Short Poems)

India, Aug. 17 -- Loving Fruit You think I am a forbidden fruit, unworthy of your love. But I never think You are a forbidden fruit, Even though India forbids your Nagalim. For me, Love is unconditio... और पढ़ें


Forbidden Fruit-Part 2 (Four Short Poems)

India, Aug. 10 -- Where Did You Go, Hating My Black Dalit Skin? You appeared like a moon-flower in 2002, you shone like moonlight until 2004. Where did you go from Pondicherry? For so long, I searched... और पढ़ें


Total Dehumanisation (Part 13)

India, Aug. 3 -- Vishnu Smriti 44.9; Yajnavalkya 3.21.3; ?pastamba Dharmas?tra 2.1.2.6; Skanda Purana V.iii.14-22: Criminals and sinners will be reborn as untouchable caste people. O Hindu, At marri... और पढ़ें


Cockroach Janata Party. A Poem.

India, July 27 -- From ages of dust and burdens untold, It rose where countless sorrows unfold, Born to cleanse what centuries stained, A land where fear and silence reigned. Where steps were feared a... और पढ़ें


Total Dehumanisation (Part 12)

India, July 20 -- Vishnu Smriti 5.104 and Angiras Samhita 1.39: "If an untouchable caste intentionally touches a non-Dalit, then he or she is to be put to death. The Dvija is purified by consuming cow... और पढ़ें


Total Dehumanisation (Part 11)

India, July 13 -- Apastamba Dharma Shastra 2.1.2.8; Vishnu Shastra 71.58-59; Satapatha Brahmana 14:1:1:31; Parasara Shashra 6.22; Kurma Purana 11.34.80; Usana Samhita 9.89: "Speaking with an Untouchab... और पढ़ें