Brahma Prakash
@bprakash2020
Cultural Theorist & http://Asst.Prof. @JNU_official_50 Author of Cultural Labour (OUP 2019) & Body on the Barricades. Words @Outlookindia @scroll_in @AJEnglish
My article in The Hindu today examining systemic barriers that prevent universities from enabling inclusive representation. #Reservation #SocialJustice thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/…
Latest opinion piece in the Special Anniversary issue of @Outlookindia : I write on importance of defiance in anti-colonial resistance and our memory. What remains is not the rubble but the rebellious signs. outlookindia.com/culture-societ…
Phoolan Devi does not die, she becomes an epic and inspiration. Replugging my old piece on Phoolan Devi and the questions of narrative justice. academia.edu/143080553/Gest… epw.in/engage/article…
With immense pleasure and gratitude, I would like to announce the deal for my forthcoming book with @HarperCollinsIN India tentatively titled as HEART OF HINDUTVA. I would like to thank Anish Chandy of @LabyrinthAgency for making it possible.
Many times, a live interaction depends on the questions that are posed. Still remember having a conversation with @Maraa_Blr on cultural labout and various other issues. youtube.com/watch?v=vzhqS0…
In the fourth episode of #TheRohidaConversations, I speak to Professor @bprakash2020 on 'Cultural Labour'. He posits what music is doing to Hindutva, instead of what Hindtutva is doing to music. @TheRohida youtu.be/jATK77qqt3A?si… via @YouTube
'When it comes to exclusion, dispossession and othering, Indian classical music can be considered as a percursor of Hindutva music, both are based on sacrificial rites.' A long conversation with @mukeshkulriya @TheRohida. youtube.com/watch?si=-Dmg7…
#TheRohidaConversations episode 4 will be released today. We speak with Dr. @bprakash2020 on cultural labour and problematic idealization of music as an art! Links in bio! Stay Tuned!
Replug | Music, in fact, played a prominent role in the rise of the Third Reich. Fascists loved it. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was a keen violinist and music critic. German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was a great fan of opera, @bprakash2020 writes. scroll.in/article/102250…
Ravidas and Kabir still remain our inspiration. Their words, their vision, their utopia still colours our creativity. Wrote this poem to be sung. Listen and share in the beautiful rendition of Sharmistha mallick and Urban Folk. youtube.com/watch?v=C6m6g5…
Supreme Court asked UGC for details on caste discrimination in Indian univs-- this was result of adv @WadekarDisha's petition on behalf of mothers of late Dr Payal Tadvi & brother Rohith Vemula spoke to her abt the impact on SC ST OBC students. Do watch! youtu.be/_BqFP4ls3eI?si…
@bprakash2020 writes. On Cover: 'Damascus', a photomontage by @tammamazzam. #Palestine #Gaza #ColonialWar #Apartheid #NeverEndingWars #ContinuousWars #EndlessWars #PerpetualWars #Outlook #WarAndPeace outlookindia.com/culture-societ…
Dr Brahma Prakash (@bprakash2020) on his book Body on the Barricades, India's shrinking freedoms amidst the pandemic, navigating themes of curtailment, resistance, and artistic expression in challenging times. act.progressive.international/the-internatio…
My new research article, "Power, Performance, and the Limits of Contemporary Animism as a (De)colonial Perspective for Indian Caste Society" in a special issue on (De)Colonial Perspectives of Caste. academia.edu/125630201/Powe… journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/cast…
New Episode 🎙️: The Story of Sarvjeet Tamta: The melodic strains of Nusrat's "Saanu Ek Pal Chain Na Aavein" reached Sarvjeet's ears, and he was struck by an intense feeling. It was as if this song held the missing piece to his puzzle. Fueled by his passion, Sarvjeet made the…
മലയാള മനോരമ ഹോർത്തൂസ് കലാസാഹിത്യോത്സവത്തിലെ ആദ്യ ദിന കാഴ്ചകളിൽ നിന്നും. സെഷൻ: Body on the Barricades ----------------------------- കാണാം, കേൾക്കാം, മിണ്ടാം. 🎉 ഹോർത്തൂസ് 🎉 Celebrates Art & Literature #manoramahortus #malayalamanorama #hortus #calicut
Telugu translation of Body on the Barricades, Kannada coming soon. ఈ వ్యాసాలు విద్వేషం, కరుణ, విచారం, దుఃఖం, కష్టం, ప్రతిఘటన, సామాజిక న్యాయం, సౌహర్ధత , అవకాశాలు, అర్దాలపై వ్యాస పరంపర, భారతదేశాన్ని ఈ మధ్యకాలంలో ఓ కుదుపు కుదిపిన బాధాకరమైన సంఘటనలను రచయిత తన దృష్టి కోణం.... వెల 190/-
