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Books, Dance and Kazakhstan

Shruti Ghosh is a trained Kathak dancer, teacher and choreographer from Kolkata. She has studied literature and has a Masters Degree in Film Studies from Jadavpur University. She has been performing and teaching dance for 15 years, more recently in Kazakhstan. She also writes about dance, film dance, film music and many other things close to her heart.   Some of the books mentioned in the podcast-  Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation, book by Silvia Federici. Pearl by the River: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah's Kingdom in Exile by Sudipta Mitra.  Blood Memory by Martha Graham Russian stories in Bangla translation Bangla classic novels and short stories  Link to Shruti’s work and writings-   https://youtu.be/y-15DII-W0E  https://youtu.be/XSlRMFRnwec  https://youtu.be/jdifengQGhk  https://bengalurureview.com/2019/12/20/mithun-chakraborty-kazakhstan/  https://bengalurureview.com/2019/08/16/aap-ki-yaad-gaman/

Books Science and Society with Prajval Shastri

Prajval Shastri is an astrophysicist of nearly four decades. She got her PhD from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and after post-doctoral research positions in the University of Texas at Austin, University of California at Berkeley and the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics she was a faculty of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics for 23 years. In her research she specialises in the investigation of giant black holes that are found in the centres of distant galaxies using telescopes at frequencies ranging from radio to x-rays. She is extremely passionate about science outreach, believes that the cultivation of scientific thinking is for everyone and uses astrophysics as a vehicle to engage lay audiences of all ages with these questions. She is also deeply concerned about the gender disparity in the sciences. She is the founder and past Chair of the Gender in Physics Working Group of the Indian Physics Association. In addition to her research publications, her published work includes popular articles on astrophysics, and on the subject of science and society. Books mentioned in the podcast- Chendru: The Boy and the Tiger By Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff, Biographies of people in science- Marie Curie (by Eve Curie), Dorothy Hodgkin, Einstein. Books by Walter Warwick Sawyer about Mathematics Andromeda (novel) by Ivan Yefremov The Girl's Guide to a Life in Science (https://zubaanbooks.com/shop/the-girls-guide-to-a-life- in-science/) Links to Prajval Shastri’s work- YouTube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyvZHxXhxZRKgbI11dyOxA Links to her writings and work can be found here- www.prajvalshastri.wordpress.com Conceptualised and Produced by: Kavita Kabeer (Find me here- @qabiran on Instagram) Theme Music by: Aakash Aazad Follow the podcast on Instagram (https://bit.ly/rrrinsta) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/rrrfacebook)

Read Rebel Repeat with Vimala KS

Vimala KS, is the firebrand leader of the women’s movement in Karnataka. She is the Founding Member and presently the State Vice President of the ‘All India Democratic Women’s Association,’ (AIDWA) or Janawadi Mahila Sanghathane in Karnataka  She is the convenor of ‘Samvidhana oodu’ or ‘Reading the Constitution’ campaign.As the joint secretary of Samudaya, the well known cultural organisation, she has seen the street theatre movement emerge and grow from close quarters.  She has also edited books on women under the International Women's Day centenary series by Chintana pusthaka. The books in this series are listed here- Mahila Vimochaneya Horatagala Nuuru Varshagalu, Niinuntu Ninna Rekkegaluntu, Clara Zetkin, Rosa Luxumberg, Dashakada Mahila Sahityadalli Pratirodhada Nelegalu  Other books and writers discussed in the podcast-   The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels,  On the Emancipation of Women by Vladimir Lenin,  Chithralekha by V M Inamdar,  Other writers-   Alexandra Kollontai, Mythili Sivaraman

Read Rebel Repeat with Deepti

Deepti is an actor, director, documentary filmmaker and street theatre activist who wears many other hats. An Alumni of National School of Drama, TIE Wing, Tripura, she has conducted several workshops for children and adults in schools, colleges and universities. She also writes songs, stories and plays for children. She has a long association with Haryana Gyan Vigyan Samiti and ‘Jatan Natya Kendra,’ Haryana, a socio-cultural organisation. Listen to her talk about how theatre emerged as a life altering choice for many women in Haryana and the struggle of transition from an individual in a private space to a 'social being' actively participating in the society. Watch Deepti’s recent documentary, Unne-Caesarean on YouTube here- ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngW_XWDFznM ). Books and writers mentioned in the podcast: Writers: Shubha ( https://bit.ly/shubapoems ), Jyotsna, Mahadevi Verma’s body of work. Books: A room of one's own by Virginia Woolf, The High-Caste Hindu Woman by Pandita Ramabai, A Vindication of The Rights of Women by Mary Wollstencraft, The Subjection of Women by J S Mill, The second Sex by Simone De Beauvoir All books are available in Hindi. Conceptualized and Produced by: Kavita Kabeer Theme Music by: Aakash Aazad P.S. Apologies for the bad editing, our conversation was never going to end!

Read Rebel Repeat with Purbasha Sarkar

What makes books an integral part of our lives? Why do we read, resist and fight? What makes individual women heroes of their stories? Read Rebel Repeat is exploring these and more, join us as we document remarkable tales of resistance. In the first episode, I talk to Purbasha Sarkar about books, comics and life in general. Clubhouse and Chetan Bhagat make a modest appearance. But the star of the show is Selma James. Listen to know more about her. Here some journalists Purbasha mentions- Vincent Bevins, P. Sainath, Ryszard Kapuściński, John Reed, Seymour M. Hersh, Eduardo Galeano, Joe Sacco (books by him - Palestine, Footnotes in Gaza) Books mentioned in the podcast- Let me speak! Testimony of Domitilo, a woman of the Bolivian Mines by Domitila Barrios de Chungara with Moema Viezzer, Sex, Race and Class by Selma James. P.S. If you get past the obvious awkwardness in the beginning, you’ll find stellar ideas, awesome book recommendations and lots of giggles :) Conceptualized and Produced by: Kavita Kabeer Theme Music by: Aakash Aazad