Papers by Dr. Shabeena Kuttay
One of the most commonly heard, used or debated concept and term that one comes across, yet very ... more One of the most commonly heard, used or debated concept and term that one comes across, yet very little understood and the importance of which barely grasped, is the term "intellectual". Who is an intellectual? The question exposes itself to multitude of responses-at times appropriate, ambiguous, contradictory, relevant, invalid, or even vague. Any attempt at defining who an intellectual is brings up the general impossibility to reach a universally acceptable valid definition since "an intellectual cannot fit into any role that might be assigned to him, nor can he ever be made fit into any of the histories written," for the very reasons that define him as one who should "constantly disturb, should bear witness to the witness to the misery of the world, should be provocative by being independent, should rebel against the hidden and open pressure and manipulations, should be the chief doubter of systems, of power and its incantations, should be a witness to th...
The twentieth century postcolonial India witnessed the rise of a host of new social, political an... more The twentieth century postcolonial India witnessed the rise of a host of new social, political and literary movements. Dalits, Tribals, farmers, women and various ethnic groups, who are the contemporary subalterns of 'free' India, came forward to raise demands and issues that have been left unattended in the established political and theoretical discourses. To protect their existence and identities, and to simultaneously seek their emancipation, their narratives struggle to fight exploitation and discrimination carried out against them due to their specific identities. In the emerging inequities and inequalities, the narratives of these marginalized sections need to be strengthened by intellectual contributions from the civil and literary society. The 1 The present paper is an edited version of a paper presented at the Resistance" highlights the importance of grassroot workers and intellectual activists engaged in addressing the problems among Tribal communities in Indi...
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Papers by Dr. Shabeena Kuttay