Struggle for Asmita (Self, Identity)

Struggle for a Name: Women in the Namantar Andolan

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.