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Outside the World, Outside the Page: Why We Are More Receptive to Dalit Suffering than Dalit Anger
The author, a student in Bengaluru, asks why Dalit suffering is more readily received than Dalit anger in literature, cinema and public life. Is it because sorrow allows readers and viewers to remain sympathetic observers, while anger and refusal can challenge that comfortable distance?
Hate Watch: Dalit child beaten mercilessly for touching a tap in Barmer
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Palghar Adivasis decry ecologically-dangerous infrastructural projects
Tribals demanded that the state government invest in strengthening existing infrastructure rather than building new modes of transport
Meghalaya: Eviction imminent for Dalit Sikh families?
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Edesmetta encounter victims’ families await justice; probe indicates CRPF fired at unarmed innocents
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Assam: Day 1 of eviction in Hojai passes peacefully
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Bihar govt diverted over Rs. 8,800 crore from SC funds for development projects: CAG report
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Outside the World, Outside the Page: Why We Are More Receptive to Dalit Suffering than Dalit Anger
The author, a student in Bengaluru, asks why Dalit suffering is more readily received than Dalit anger in literature, cinema and public life. Is it because sorrow allows readers and viewers to remain sympathetic observers, while anger and refusal can challenge that comfortable distance?
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