Ambedkar in 2021, #4: What Steps Did Ambedkar Take to Empower Women?
What steps did Ambedkar take to counter patriarchy and the caste-based order? Why should laws specifically consider caste in addressing incidents of violence? What role have upper-caste women played in furthering the women's movement in India?
\nThese are a few of the questions that Abhinaya Ramesh explores on this week's episode of Research Radio. Professor Ramesh is a political scientist, feminist theorist and human rights scholar. She was awarded the British Chevening fellowship and is currently based in Mumbai. Professor Ramesh\u2019s interests include citizen\u2019s rights and their implementation in India, India\u2019s political system and western political thought.
\nWe\u2019ll discuss her articles \u201cDalit Women, Vulnerabilities, and Feminist Consciousness\u201d and \u201cReflections on the 'Chalo Nagpur' Campaign.\u201d
\nAudio courtesy: Summertime by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060 [CC BY 3.0]