What Lies Beneath, A Feminist Exhumation
Imagine you were out for wedding shopping and three days later, you die in police custody because they thought you were a thief. Or that you were arrested on suspicion of murder, simply because you were within a 5 KM radius from the crime scene.
In the last episode of “Sarita aur Madam”, Krupa shares a lasting memory of Sarita as she knocks at Prayas’ door once again, this time with a desire to learn.
At TTE, we are very invested in expanding the notion of the field, and bring to life the lives of various people who make a field humane.
When Sarita knocks on Prayas’ door, it is not always a problem that she brings. Sometimes, she brings a unique solution which makes one look at the problem differently. In the Episode 3 of “Sarita aur Madam”, Krupa recounts an anecdote where Sarita saved the day and refused to bargain while she was at it.
We all remember the lockdown. Some remember it like yesterday and others believe it happened a long time ago. But, what did 2020 look like for sex workers and social workers? In the Episode 2 of “Sarita aur Madam”, Krupa tells us Sarita’s response to the lockdown.
After going to school, our podcast series is going to jail.
At TTE, we are very invested in expanding the notion of the field, and bring to life the lives of various people who make a field humane.
In this case, it’s the social worker who works in prison, and the deep relationships that she forms with those on the other side of the law.
“How to ask a woman whether she has been called a daayan?” This was the first question that came to the minds of 46 women who were assigned the task of surveying those who have been victims of witch-hunting in Bihar. In the state of Bihar, as in Assam, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha, witch-hunting is an open secret.
Phulesara’s husband dies within one year of marriage and then she finds a new constant companion: fear. Tune into this special feature of Bolti Kahaniyan: ‘Phulesara Bahu ki Aankh’.
“Baba, how does one become a Bayen (witch)?” Bhagirath asks his father Malinder near the dead lake as the shadow of his estranged mother looms over him. The recollecting of who his mother was and how she was ostracized as a witch from the Dom community in this story by Mahasweta Devi, is the unfolding of the myth of Bayen and the reality of witch-hunt.
My workplace is a prison. My client is the prisoner. Who am I?
There are many kinds of social workers, but the kind that works in prisons is often asked, “Why would anyone work for prisoners?” “Is my son doing okay? Ask him to come meet me next week.” “Madam, there is no vacancy in the shelter home, especially for a mentally disabled woman. Now what to do?”
Are our lives governed by principles of carcerality, the most common being confinement, surveillance, and punishment? And what role does public space violence play in building a carceral logic into our lives?
