by The Swaddle
'In Perspective' is The Swaddle's flagship podcast series, where academics reveal little-known facts about Indian history, society and culture. Producer: Aditi Patel Editors: Aditi Patel and Neha Tewari Original Interview Edits: Anahita Sachdev Cover Art: Hitesh Sonar Creative Director: Shrishti Malhotra Executive Producer: Karla Bookman
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July 30, 2023
<p>In this episode historian Dr. Shailaja Paik discusses the factors that have impacted Dalit women's access to and quality of education in India over time.</p><p>‘In Perspective’ is The Swaddle’s podcast series where academics reveal little-known facts about Indian history, society and culture. </p><p>Notes: </p><p>00:00:40:00- Why do mainstream feminists and dalit men believe that dalit women are more ‘liberated’ than high caste women? What are the problems with this though pattern?</p><p>00:04:55:12- What is ‘Dalit femininity’ and ‘oppressed sexuality,’ and how do we interrogate and understand these two?</p><p>00:07:20:00- How was ‘a new Dalit womanhood’ forged in Colonial India? What role did social reformers like Jyotirao Phule and Dr B.R Ambedkar play in it?</p><p>00:16:04:00- What kind of culture did upper-caste Marathi elite constitute in 20th century Maharashtra? How did it reinforce inequality in ‘high’ and ‘low’ communities and culture?</p><p>00:21:47:00- How did women’s education in India change their views about themselves?</p><p>00:27:47:00- How did Dalit women have power relationships in the wider society, and how do these relationships have a bearing on the access and quality of education?</p><p>00:33:18:00- How was the access and quality of education in formal institutions received by Dalit girls?</p><p>00:37:23:00- What was the prevailing view about access for Dali women?</p><p>00:40:00:00- What direction does academic research, especially Indian historical research, need to take to tell stories and to unearth research?</p>
July 23, 2023
<p>In this episode, historian, writer and filmmaker Lata Mani discusses colonial debates on sati, feminist discourse online, and why we need to engage with spiritual thought critically.</p><p>‘In Perspective’ is The Swaddle’s podcast series where academics reveal little-known facts about Indian history, society and culture. </p><p>Notes: </p><p>00:00:40:00- Can progressive aspects of religious faith and practices be used to advocate for the cause of social justice?</p><p>00:09:49:00- Why is it important to engage with religion in a critical way?</p><p>00:15:24:00- Why do you think it's important to engage with religion? What value does it have to discourse in our country ?</p><p>00:21:49:00- What were the factors at play when it came to social reform related to women in colonial India? How much of a role did women's welfare play, and how much agency did they have? </p><p>00: 27:25:00- How do different feminist discourses converge? </p><p>00:33:00:00- What are ways to embody a feminism that is an oppositional force? What are the ways in which we can implement this in the way we practice feminist politics? </p><p>00:35:51:00-- What role does suffering play in the imagination and creation of solidarity? How do we ensure the autonomy of dignity from suffering?</p>
July 16, 2023
<p>In this episode, historian Dr. Anshu Malhotra discusses reformist bazaar literature, the attack against the native 'dai' and the writings of the Sufi poetess Piro, in colonial Punjab.</p><p>‘In Perspective’ is The Swaddle’s podcast series where academics reveal little-known facts about Indian history, society and culture. </p><p>Notes: </p><p>00:00:40:00- How did the rise of print media lead to new forms of ‘bazaar’ literature in colonial Punjab, and how did this become a common yet complex site for social reform?</p><p>00:01:49:00- Who was ‘Piro,’ and what made her writing in life an act of resistance against the arbitrary hierarchy of gender, caste and religion?</p><p>00:05:50:00- Why was there a Colonial attack on ‘dais’ in nineteenth century Punjab? How did ‘scientific’ midwifery become a marker of middle-class status?</p><p>00:07:23:12- How did Lala Lajpat Rai’s writings discuss the fundamental reasons for women’s oppression? Did his writings impact the notions of womanhood in India?</p><p>00:26:07:00- How did Sikh reformers try to shape the idea of the 'new woman'? Did this differ from popular notions of womanhood supported by Hindu reformers?</p>
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'In Perspective' is The Swaddle's flagship podcast series, where academics reveal little-known facts about Indian history, society and culture.
Producer: Aditi Patel Editors: Aditi Patel and Neha Tewari Original Interview Edits: Anahita Sachdev Cover Art: Hitesh Sonar Creative Director: Shrishti Malhotra Executive Producer: Karla Bookman
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