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About the Discussion
This event will gauge a discussion on the recent incident of the resignation of Professor Vipin Veetil from IIT Madras due to the alleged caste-based discrimination. This incident is a distressing reminder of the prevalent upper-caste violence in institutions which pushes individuals from the DBA community to take drastic steps for the sake of their sanity and protection.
Prof. Bhanu Pratap’s exit from Ashoka University has become a national sensation, whereas the media attention given to the aforementioned incident is much less than what it warrants.
To this extent SPAC and LawSoc have planned on organizing a panel discussion on Casteism in Academia: A Discussion on Institutional Discrimination and Denial Through the lens of DBA Faculty. The panel will be discussing the Institutional Discrimination in Indian Universities towards faculty, representation in academia, and other such relevant issues.
The event will be led by Dr. Sumit Baudh, Dr. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, Dr. Anandita Pan, and Dr. M. Parthasarathi.
The speakers will give their points of view for 15-20 minutes, followed by a quick question and answer session.
Topic
Casteism in Academia: A Discussion on Institutional Discrimination and Denial Through the lens of DBA Faculty
General Details
- Date: July 24th (Saturday)
- Time: 6:00 PM
- Mode: Online
- Platform: Zoom Meetings
About the Speakers
Dr. Sumit Baudh is a well-known Dalit Scholar. Formerly, a British Chevening scholar, Dr. Baudh has held many prestigious fellowship positions. Dr. Baudh received their Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) from the UCLA School of Law, their Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the London School of Economics, and graduated with honors as Bachelor of Laws and Arts (B.A. LL.B. Hons.) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Dr. Baudh is qualified to practice law as an Advocate in India and enrolled as Solicitor n.p. with The Law Society, England, and Wales.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is an Indian political theorist, prolific writer, and Dalit rights activist. He writes in both English and Telugu languages. His main domain of study and activism is the annihilation of caste. He is the author of the books such as Why I am not a Hindu and Post- Hindu India. He has been a recipient of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and was a Nehru Fellow between 1994-1997 and has been awarded for his study of land reform in undivided Andhra Pradesh. He is an Ambedkarite.
Dr. Anandita Pan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Science, at a well-known University in MP. She has worked extensively on Caste and Gender in India and intends on expanding her research to the domain of gender and cultural studies with special emphasis on sexuality and representation in literature, oral, visual, and popular media. Her literary works include “Mapping Dalit Feminism” which was released in 2020. In her book, considered a path-breaking study in her field, she argues that Dalit women are an intersectional category who are simultaneously affected by caste and gender.
Dr. M. Parthasarathi is an Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Studies at a well-known University in Hyderabad. He has focused on Dalit literature and caste politics in his work. His famous works include “Preliminary Remarks on Dalit Poetry”, “Tamil Dalit Literature: Aesthetics, Politics and Life Narratives” and “Dalit: the making of a political subject”. He has also written on topics such as “Critique of Caste Violence: Explorations in Theory” and “Paramakudi Violence: Against Dalits, Against Politics”.
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