On his birth anniversary, a tribute to Shahir Atmaram Salve, whose fiery poetry shaped the Namantar movement in Marathwada in the 1970s-80s. His songs stir the struggle for Dalit rights even today
Keshav Waghmare is a writer and researcher based in Pune, Maharashtra. He is a founder member of the Dalit Adivasi Adhikar Andolan (DAAA), formed in 2012, and has been documenting the Marathwada communities for several years.
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Labani Jangi
Labani Jangi is a 2020 PARI Fellow, and a self-taught painter based in West Bengal's Nadia district. She is working towards a PhD on labour migrations at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata.
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Vinutha Mallya
Vinutha Mallya is a journalist and editor. She was formerly Editorial Chief at People's Archive of Rural India.
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Medha Kale
Medha Kale is based in Pune and has worked in the field of women and health. She is the Marathi Translations Editor at the People’s Archive of Rural India.