[WSMDiscuss] Announcement: Publication of Cultural Resistance in Times of Rising Authoritarianism in India: A Dossier

[Subhash Gatade]

Dear Madhuresh

Congratulations for the publication of this dossier which is very much
needed in today's times

In solidarity
subhash

On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 4:37 PM Rajendra Ravi via WSM-Discuss <
wsm-discuss at lists.openspaceforum.net> wrote:

> Congratulations!
>
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2022, 16:05 Madhuresh Kumar <kmadhuresh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends.
>>
>> Happy to announce the publication of a dossier on cultural resistance
>> against the rising influence of Hindutva politics and growing
>> authoritarianism in India.
>>
>> Cultural Resistance in Times of Rising Authoritarianism in India
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Cultural-Resistance-in-Times-of-Rising-Authoritarianism-in-India-A-Dossier>:
>> A Dossier, editor Madhuresh Kumar, Published by Ritimo, France, March
>> 2022.
>>
>> La résistance culturelle face à la montée de l’autoritarisme en Inde
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/La-resistance-culturelle-face-a-la-montee-de-l-autoritarisme-en-Inde>,
>> éditeur Madhuresh Kumar, publié par Ritimo, France, Mars 2022
>>
>> The compilation published in French
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/La-resistance-culturelle-face-a-la-montee-de-l-autoritarisme-en-Inde>
>> and English
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Cultural-Resistance-in-Times-of-Rising-Authoritarianism-in-India-A-Dossier>,
>> can be freely circulated, republished and translated. Please do share in
>> your networks. Thanks everyone…
>>
>> *Excerpts from introduction*
>>
>> *"This volume is an attempt at capturing a part of the much broader
>> cultural resistance unfolding in the country, a response to the cultural
>> attack by the Hindutva [1
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Cultural-Resistance-in-Times-of-Rising-Authoritarianism-in-India-A-Dossier#nb1>] brigade
>> when the mainstream political parties have bowed to the pressure by
>> pandering to the majoritarian agenda. However, social movements, cultural
>> organisations, singers, artists, writers, cartoonists, comics, theatre and
>> film personalities have sharpened their tools to resist and adhere to the
>> fundamental values of secularism, love, non-violence and communal harmony
>> and most importantly, to challenge growing authoritarian tendencies. The
>> rallying cry to protect constitutional and democratic values has given
>> boost and direction to their efforts, with occasional support from
>> autonomous institutions and opposition political parties.*
>>
>> *Are these cultural resistance tendencies new? Certainly not, but
>> definitely, the current political oppression has breathed a new lease of
>> life in them. History has shown us that the best of art, songs and cultural
>> expressions have emerged in times of adversity, and India is no stranger to
>> this.*
>>
>> *The stories of resistance in this volume show the continuity of
>> oppression and marginalisation that some communities have faced for years
>> and their desire for change through struggle. Each of the initiatives and
>> stories of cultural groups is rooted in history, in their context and
>> struggle with the dominant ideas of our times, nation-states, nationalism,
>> citizenship, power, culture, labour, love, caste and capitalism. The essays
>> capture the courage and the dilemmas, hopes, despair, strength, and
>> weaknesses of those in the movement. It’s not always a celebration since
>> movements go through cycles of mass euphoria and defeat at times. This was
>> visible in the farmer’s movements too, camping away from their homes on the
>> borders of Delhi and countless other places, they received massive support
>> but were also called anti-national or paid political agents rather than
>> hardworking farmers in their own country, by a section of political
>> representatives, media and the public."*
>>
>> Introduction
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Cultural-Resistance-in-Times-of-Rising-Authoritarianism-in-India-A-Dossier>
>>
>> Singing on the beats of resistance : Relaa collective and the cultural
>> activists of Maharashtra
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Singing-on-the-beats-of-resistance-Relaa-collective-and-the-cultural-activists>,
>> Geetanjali Gurlhosur
>> <https://www.facebook.com/geetanjali.gurl?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUQb00FY8D3IP-Jloqge6Vqd1ErStaO2LgDl3JmN4ALqZxRu73wkTLVcxuLKOMTu-c_V2gpBmD1IffIu7lgnEEFFoT9ub286QtzErbbXsQdXHTnWVdjw7IOHOhqBRNqE74&__tn__=-%5DK-R>
>>
>> Relaa Collective, Resisting Hindutva and Oppression
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Relaa-Collective-Resisting-Hindutva-and-Oppression>,
>> Madhuresh Kumar
>> <https://www.facebook.com/kmadhuresh?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUQb00FY8D3IP-Jloqge6Vqd1ErStaO2LgDl3JmN4ALqZxRu73wkTLVcxuLKOMTu-c_V2gpBmD1IffIu7lgnEEFFoT9ub286QtzErbbXsQdXHTnWVdjw7IOHOhqBRNqE74&__tn__=-%5DK-R>
>>
>> Kabir Kala Manch: A History of Revolutionary Singing and State Repression
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Kabir-Kala-Manch-A-History-of-Revolutionary-Singing-and-State-Repression>,
>> Geetanjali Gurlhosur
>>
>> India’s Anti-Citizenship Act Protests Inspires and Politicises a
>> Generation
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/India-s-Anti-Citizenship-Act-Protests-Inspires-and-Politicises-a-Generation>,
>> Sunil Kumar
>>
>> On the Riverine Islands of Assam : the Resistance of Miyah Poetry and the
>> Women Writing It
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/On-the-Riverine-Islands-of-Assam-the-Resistance-of-Miyah-Poetry-and-the-Women>,
>> Geetanjali Gurlhosur
>>
>> Raschakra: Reading Dissent, Resurrecting History and Being Witness
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/Raschakra-Reading-Dissent-Resurrecting-History-and-Being-Witness>,
>> Madhuresh Kumar
>>
>> The Imphal Talkies N The Howlers: From the Hills and Valley of Manipur
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/The-Imphal-Talkies-N-The-Howlers-From-the-Hills-and-Valley-of-Manipur>
>> , Geetanjali Gurlhosur
>>
>> PM Modi: The Joke Indians are Not Allowed to Crack
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/PM-Modi-The-Joke-Indians-are-Not-Allowed-to-Crack>,
>> Rosamma Thomas
>>
>> ANHAD: Carrying the Torch of Resistance for Two Decades
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/ANHAD-Carrying-the-Torch-of-Resistance-for-Two-Decades>,
>> Madhuresh Kumar
>>
>> India’s Farmers Movement, Defeating Fascism, Heralding a New Protest
>> Culture,
>> <https://www.ritimo.org/India-s-Farmers-Movement-Defeating-Fascism-Heralding-a-New-Protest-Culture>Sunil
>> Kumar
>>
>> --
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>> Resistance Studies Fellow, University of Massachusetts Amherst
>> <https://www.umass.edu/resistancestudies/>
>>
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>> Mobile : (+91) 98 1890 5316
>> email : kmadhuresh at gmail.com | Twitter / Skype @kmadhuresh
>> <http://www.napm-india.org/>
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>>
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