Pranita Thorat, Rukhmaji Tikaram Gaikwad, Samiksha Bamne, Ashok Bankar, Kshitija Chavan, Pooja Baban Kasbe, Coral, editor
Towards a Dalit Structure of Archiving
Towards a Dalit Structure of Archiving: a publication that is the culmination of the first Party Office Archival Fellowship 2021 awarded to Samata Kala Manch. The book includes essays by Rukhmaji Tikaram Gaikwad, Samiksha Bamne, Ashok Bankar, Pranita Thorat and Coral (Kshitija Chavan) and illustrations by Pooja Baban Kasbe. Edited and Translated by Coral, and designed by Vidisha.
As Pranita writes, “It’s important that a structure for a Dalit Archival is created which will reduce the struggles one has to go through while archiving and give space to people to archive in ways they are comfortable with. A structure of archiving where the English language is not dominant. We must create a comfortable space for everyone to speak and archive in the language they prefer. The pressure and barriers of forms should be eradicated and the liberty to create in forms that one wants to should be given.” -Publisher