Struggle for a Name: Women in the Namantar Andolan

As one of Nanded's leading Dalit Panthers, Tulasabai Shankarrao Sonwane brought hundreds of women, including her daughter, Mala Siddharth Pradhan, to protests in Mumbai and Delhi for the Namantar Andolan. But organizing a working class, Dalit protest had risks: how do you provide clean food and shelter on minimal resources? What happens if the police see you as a problem, not a person? Starring Mala Siddharth Pradhan (voiced by L. Indubala) and Tulasabai Shankarrao Sonwane (voiced by Jie Zhang). Special thanks to Rahul Pradhan, Dr. Rajendra Gonarkar, Buddhapriya Kabeer, and Sheetal Gonarkar for making these interviews happen. Theme Song: Ajinkya Kamble {http://m.soundcloud.com/ajinkya-frankly-rockzz} Cover Art: Pappu Kumar Naik {https://www.facebook.com/Pappu.kumar.naik} This podcast is dedicated to the memory of Suhasini Sakhare, who wrote the translations of Tulsabai Sonawane's interview and did English voiceovers for past episodes. References * Mogle, P. (Ed.) (2015). Yek hota Panthar. Nanded: Ambedkarvadi Prakashan. * Reid, E. (2017, September 25). Eric Reid: Why Colin Kaepernick and I decided to take a knee. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/colin-kaepernick-football-protests.html * Pratinidhi (1993, 27 November). Tanavpurna watawaranat Waghmarenwar antyasanskar. Lokmat. This podcast is supported by the Yale South Asian Studies Rustgi Award, the Yale South Asian Language Fellowship, and the Yale Parker Huang Travel Fellowship.

Taibai Mawade's husband, Janardhan Mawade, was killed by upper-caste men during the 1978 violence in Marathwada. Taibai survived and joined the Namantar Movement, to fight for and win the university renaming that had sparked the violence. After the white supremacist terrorism that occurred in my hometown, Charlottesville, Virginia, Taibai's story is giving me the hope that I need to keep resisting. Starring Taibai Janardhan Mawade (voiced by Suhasini Sakhare). Special thanks to Vivek Mawade, Rajendra Gonarkar, Buddhapriya Kabeer, Deepak Gaikwad, Sheetal Gonarkar, and Eamon Linehan for their help with this episode. Original Music: Ajinkya Kamble {http://m.soundcloud.com/ajinkya-frankly-rockzz} Cover Art: Pappu Kumar Naik {https://www.facebook.com/Pappu.kumar.naik} References * Ashwajit, K., Satyapal, M., Mool-Jadhav, S., Lokhande, A., Gade, B., Khandalkar, S. S., & Bodare, S. R. (2000). Namantar Shahid Gaurav Granth. Aurangabad: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Krutagnata Pratishthan. * Fortin, J. (2017, August 13). The Statue at the Center of Charlottesville’s Storm. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/us/charlottesville-rally-protest-statue.html * Government of India. (2002). Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. Government Central Press. Retrieved from http://latur.nic.in/html/elibrary-new/e%20Library/BOMBAY%20VILLAGE%20PANCHAYAT%20ACT,%201958.pdf This podcast is supported by the Yale South Asian Studies Rustgi Award, the Yale South Asian Language Fellowship, and the Yale Parker Huang Travel Fellowship.

Why are people willing to sacrifice themselves and their families for social movements? How did the naming of a university lead to violence and ignite a sixteen year movement? Emily Hays and guest host, Tommy Tang, take a step back to introduce the Namantar Andolan, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, caste, and the stories of the series, in under ten minutes! Starring interviews with Jamnabai Appa Gaikwad and Sangeeta Deepak Pradhan. Voiceovers by Suhasini Sakhare (English voice of Sangeetatai) and Abha Saha (English voice of Jamnabai). Special thanks to Subodh Wasnik, Allison Ewing, Chris Hays, Ramesh Holbole, and Nitika Khaitan for their help with this episode. Original Music: Ajinkya Kamble {http://m.soundcloud.com/ajinkya-frankly-rockzz} Editing Assistance: Eamon Linehan {https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2uqmMS3DVz7DywCsMAp1bw} Cover Photo: IM Narnaware and Thomas Kamble References * A staff reporter. (1978, Jul 28). Marathwada varsity renaming okayed. The Times of India, p. 9. * Atyachar Virodh Samiti. (1979). The Marathwada riots: A report. Economic & Political Weekly, 14 (19), 845-852. * Sirsat, P. (2016). Dalit chalval: Akalnachya dishene. Pune: Hariti Publications. * Viswanath, R. (2014). The Pariah Problem: Caste, Religion, and the Social in Modern India. New York: Columbia University Press. This podcast is supported by the Yale South Asian Studies Rustgi Award, the Yale South Asian Language Fellowship, and the Yale Parker Huang Travel Fellowship.

In an age of rising white and Hindu nationalism, it seems like politics is all about asmita, or identity. How did we get here, and what does the term "identity politics" really mean? Emily Hays and guest host, Monika Khobragade, look at how changes in politics in the late 1970s sparked the Namantar Andolan. Starring interviews with Jamnabai Appa Gaikwad, Sangeeta Deepak Pradhan, and Rukhmini Sakharam Satpute. Special thanks to Bandu Kamble, Dr. Bharat Sonawane, Dr. Arvind Gaikwad, Subodh Wasnik, Bhau Lokhande, Vikas Jambhulkar, Rahul Gajbhiye, Ranjit Nandagawali, Suvarna More, and Tommy Tang for their help with this episode. Cover photo is thanks to IM Narnaware and Thomas Kamble. References * Protest at Nagpur against tha cold blooded murder of Rohit Vengula. (2016, January 16). Awaaz India TV. https://youtu.be/6qTow8q76Ns * Atyachar Virodh Samiti. (1979). The Marathwada riots: A report. Economic & Political Weekly, 14 (19), 845-852. * Jackson, P. J. (Producer/Director), & Minor, C. L. (Producer/Director). (2005). Comrade sisters. Quoting Comrade Sisters requires express written consent of Phyllis J. Jackson. * Moon, V., & Narke, H. (Eds.). (2014). Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and speeches (Vols. 2, 2nd ed.). New Delhi: Dr. Ambedkar Foundation. * Rao, A. (2009). The caste question. Berkeley, CA: The University of California Press. * Williams, J. (2013). From the bullet to the ballot: The Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party and racial coalition politics in Chicago. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. This podcast is supported by the Yale South Asian Studies Rustgi Award, the Yale South Asian Language Fellowship, and the Yale Parker Huang Travel Fellowship.