Subaltern Cultures as Commodities
“Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav”, India’s national cultural festival, concluded last week at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Contemporary Arts (IGNCA) in Ne...
Category: The Goan Column
Dayanand Bandodkar, Ambedkar and Nehru
Bandodkar’s politics show the potential of Dr. Ambedkar’s vision, but also the limits of the Nehruvian model of governance. In his essay titled ‘A Warning to Un...
When the Bahujans Speak
Porobo’s book on Bandodkar offers fresh perspectives on Goa by narrating a history that refuses to conform to the dominant narratives. The discourse on Goa’s hi...
Of Muthalik and Nagri Konkani
Goa’s multicultural ethos is threatened not just by Rama Sene, but from self-professed guardians of Konkani identity too. The ban on entry of Pramod Muthalik’s ...
Say yes to reservations
Caste based reservation is meant to ensure fair representation to all caste communities in civic sphere. The demand for OBC status by the Patels in Gujarat has...
Shivaji and subaltern identities.
Well-known writer B. M. Purandare (also known as Babasaheb Purandare) was recently given the Maharashtra Bhushan award by the government of Maharashtra for his ...
FORCE and Bahujan aspirations
FORCE is a collective of parents of schoolchildren in Goa who want the state government to formalise the grants to English medium primary schools through an act...