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.
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?”
We know very little about the life of the ordinary woman prisoner. She is either non-existent in popular imagination or made out to be an extraordinary deviant, transgressing all codes of social morality. But what constitutes the ordinary woman prisoner’s ‘criminality’? What lies at the heart of it? What are her dreams, desires and fears? What does a post-prison life look for her?
