Dr. Anju Gurawa, Author at Dr. Anju Gurawa https://dranjugurawa.com/author/admin_dranju/ Author | Blogger | Writer | YouTuber | Professor | Singer | Motivator | Social Activist & Innovator Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:02:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dranjugurawa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/logo-dranju-2-150x75.png Dr. Anju Gurawa, Author at Dr. Anju Gurawa https://dranjugurawa.com/author/admin_dranju/ 32 32 The Rhythms of Precarity: Gendered Labor, Caste Hegemony, and the Digital Gap among the Dholi Community of Rajasthan. https://dranjugurawa.com/the-rhythms-of-precarity-gendered-labor-caste-hegemony-and-the-digital-gap-among-the-dholi-community-of-rajasthan/ https://dranjugurawa.com/the-rhythms-of-precarity-gendered-labor-caste-hegemony-and-the-digital-gap-among-the-dholi-community-of-rajasthan/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:02:06 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2253 The Rhythms of Precarity: Gendered Labor, Caste Hegemony, and the Digital Gap among the Dholi Community of Rajasthan. Author: Dr. Anju Gurawa Affiliation: Department of English, University of Delhi Keywords: Subalternity, Rajasthan, MGNREGA, Digital Humanities, Gender-based Violence, Caste-Labor Nexus, NEP 2020. Abstract This article interrogates the socio-economic stagnation of Dholi women across the industrial and […]

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]]> https://dranjugurawa.com/constitutional-alliances-and-sociological-critique-the-ambedkar-muslim-dialectic/feed/ 0 Navigating Solidarity and Schism: The Dalit-Muslim Socio-Political Nexus https://dranjugurawa.com/caste-community-and-conflict-deconstructing-the-dalit-muslim-social-equation/ https://dranjugurawa.com/caste-community-and-conflict-deconstructing-the-dalit-muslim-social-equation/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:30:34 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2231 Navigating Solidarity and Schism: The Dalit-Muslim Socio-Political Nexus The relationship between Dalits and Muslims in India is a complex socio-political landscape characterized by both strategic solidarity and structural friction. To move beyond the reductive narrative of “hatred,” one must examine the historical, theological, and economic drivers that define how these two marginalized groups interact within […]

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]]> https://dranjugurawa.com/caste-community-and-conflict-deconstructing-the-dalit-muslim-social-equation/feed/ 0 Strategic Solidarity and Sociological Critique: The Ambedkar-Muslim Dialectic https://dranjugurawa.com/strategic-solidarity-and-sociological-critique-the-ambedkar-muslim-dialectic/ https://dranjugurawa.com/strategic-solidarity-and-sociological-critique-the-ambedkar-muslim-dialectic/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:28:53 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2229 Strategic Solidarity and Sociological Critique: The Ambedkar Perspective The relationship between Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Muslim community of his time was a sophisticated interplay of political collaboration and rigorous intellectual scrutiny. Far from a narrative of “hatred,” Ambedkar’s engagement with Islam was defined by a commitment to annihilating caste wherever it existed—including within the […]

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]]> https://dranjugurawa.com/strategic-solidarity-and-sociological-critique-the-ambedkar-muslim-dialectic/feed/ 0 Political Convergence and Theological Critique: The Ambedkar-Muslim Interplay https://dranjugurawa.com/political-convergence-and-theological-critique-the-ambedkar-muslim-dialectic/ https://dranjugurawa.com/political-convergence-and-theological-critique-the-ambedkar-muslim-dialectic/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:27:31 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2227 Political Convergence and Theological Critique: The Ambedkar-Muslim Interplay The relationship between Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and the Muslim community in 20th-century India was a sophisticated interplay of strategic political alliance and rigorous sociological critique. Far from a narrative of “hatred,” Ambedkar’s engagement with Islam was defined by his commitment to annihilating caste wherever it existed—including within […]

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]]> https://dranjugurawa.com/political-convergence-and-theological-critique-the-ambedkar-muslim-dialectic/feed/ 0 The Architecture of Scarcity: A Critical Appreciation of M.R. Renukumar’s “Question Paper” https://dranjugurawa.com/the-architecture-of-scarcity-a-critical-appreciation-of-m-r-renukumars-question-paper/ https://dranjugurawa.com/the-architecture-of-scarcity-a-critical-appreciation-of-m-r-renukumars-question-paper/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:26:06 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2225 The Architecture of Scarcity: A Critical Appreciation of M.R. Renukumar’s “Question Paper” This poignant poem by M.R. Renukumar, a significant voice in contemporary Malayalam Dalit literature, is a masterful exploration of poverty seen through the inquisitive, unshielded eyes of a child. By framing the narrative as a “question paper” of life’s hardships, Renukumar translates the […]

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]]> https://dranjugurawa.com/the-architecture-of-scarcity-a-critical-appreciation-of-m-r-renukumars-question-paper/feed/ 0 Subaltern Militancy and the Materiality of Labor: A Global Reading of Lal Singh Dil’s “The Outcasts” https://dranjugurawa.com/subaltern-militancy-and-the-materiality-of-labor-a-global-reading-of-lal-singh-dils-the-outcasts/ https://dranjugurawa.com/subaltern-militancy-and-the-materiality-of-labor-a-global-reading-of-lal-singh-dils-the-outcasts/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:24:24 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2223 Subaltern Militancy and the Materiality of Labor: A Global Reading of Lal Singh Dil’s “The Outcasts” The Punjabi revolutionary poet Lal Singh Dil occupies a singular space in the global canon of resistance literature. A Dalit and a dedicated Naxalite activist, Dil’s “The Outcasts” (Beganiat) transcends local agrarian critique to offer a searing cross-cultural portrayal […]

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]]> https://dranjugurawa.com/subaltern-militancy-and-the-materiality-of-labor-a-global-reading-of-lal-singh-dils-the-outcasts/feed/ 0 A Manifesto of Defiance: Mohandas Namishrai’s “We Will Fight” as Radical Resista https://dranjugurawa.com/a-manifesto-of-defiance-mohandas-namishrais-we-will-fight-as-radical-resista/ https://dranjugurawa.com/a-manifesto-of-defiance-mohandas-namishrais-we-will-fight-as-radical-resista/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:22:54 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2221 A Manifesto of Defiance: Mohandas Namishrai’s “We Will Fight” as Radical Resistance This poem by Mohandas Namishrai, a prominent figure in Hindi Dalit literature, is a powerful manifesto of resistance. Unlike the reflective or sorrowful tone found in many Dalit poems, “We Will Fight” is an assertive, historical, and defiant declaration of war against systemic […]

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]]> https://dranjugurawa.com/a-manifesto-of-defiance-mohandas-namishrais-we-will-fight-as-radical-resista/feed/ 0 The Aesthetic of the Ordinary: Labor, Caste, and Gender in Lal Singh Dil’s “The Outcasts” https://dranjugurawa.com/the-aesthetic-of-the-ordinary-labor-caste-and-gender-in-lal-singh-dils-the-outcasts/ https://dranjugurawa.com/the-aesthetic-of-the-ordinary-labor-caste-and-gender-in-lal-singh-dils-the-outcasts/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:21:20 +0000 https://dranjugurawa.com/?p=2219 The Aesthetic of the Ordinary: Labor, Caste, and Gender in Lal Singh Dil’s “The Outcasts” This powerful poem, “The Outcasts” (Beganiat) by the revolutionary Punjabi poet Lal Singh Dil, is a searing portrayal of the intersection between labor, caste, and gender. Dil, who was himself a Dalit and a Naxalite activist, brings a raw, lived […]

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