Interviews
Christina Dhanaraj, writer, activist and co-founder of Dalit History Month gets candid about Dalit women’s struggle.
Contributing Expert, Fostering Religious Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace in India.
The Dalit History and the Dalit Present: An Interview with Christina Dhanaraj
Dalit Women and Mental Health: Thought origins and challenges.
Podcasts
In this episode of Love Matters, host Leeza Mangaldas explores these questions and many more with the help of Christina Dhanuja, Writer, Researcher and Convenor of the Global Campaign for Dalit Women. They also tackle questions like – how does endogamy shape the way we see what is deemed desirable and how do power imbalances based on caste affect the real-life experiences of interpersonal relationships and can they be addressed? And much much more.
As a part of several women and minority-led initiatives – focusing on social justice, self-determination, and collaborative models of learning – Christina speaks to our hosts about channeling the strength to work within a system that’s working against you. A free-flowing conversation about the intersection of caste, commerce, capitalism and mental health, this episode is a primer on the need for caste-based affirmative action in Indian workplaces.
What is the caste system and why it still continues nowadays in India?Dalit women and girls are placed at the bottom of the caste system, why is it so? What are some cultural or religious norms negatively affecting Dalit and Adivasis women and girls? How do they differ from castes in Northern India?An interview with Christina Dhanuja, Convenor of the Global Campaign for Dalit Women and co-founder of the #DalitHistoryMonth project.
How can anti-caste allyship move beyond lip service and cede power? In this episode, Christina Dhanaraj and Dhanya Rajendran discuss what it really means to be an anti-caste ally, the role institutions must play, and why caste-marginalised people should take centre stage in the anti-caste movement.
Edited by Debotri Dhar and published by Speaking Tiger Books, ‘Love is Not a Word: The Culture and Politics of Desire’ is a collection of twelve keen and insightful essays on love and desire, presenting historical and cultural perspectives on Indian love. Team Belongg’s Zinnia Sengupta talks to Christina Dhanaraj (‘Swipe Me Left, I’m Dalit’) and Parvati Sharma (‘Same-sex Love in India’) as they delve into the intersections of identity and love.
This week, Christina Dhanaraj, feminist writer and co-founder of Dalit History Month, joins us to discuss the problems with how we perceive the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial, and what it means to make ‘believe women’ an intersectional idea.
Speaking Engagements
Reuters
Panel discussion on caste representation in news.
Columbia University
Building Solidarity across Movements’ at the Rethinking Caste Intersectionality Conference.
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Dalit Christianity as a path for self-determination - Intersectionalities: When Caste, Class, Gender, and Religion Collide.
NGO-CSW Forum
Reimagining Feminist Leadership: Dalit Women-led Activism in the Global South.
3rd I Film Festival
Panels on Fandry and Writing with Fire.
AWID
Failure of the Indian State in Protection of Untouchable Women: By Design or Default.