Kiran Das
Biographic Data
| ID | 829623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kiran Das |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kiran |
| FAMILY NAME | Das |
| SIGNATURE | DAS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-8030-0933 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intimate Revolts: Caste, Gender, and the Politics of Loving Otherwise; Love in the Time of Caste: A Dalit-feminist Anthology of Love Stories edited and translated Nikhil Pandhi, New Delhi: Zubaan Book…
This postscript engages Love in the Time of Caste: A Dalit-feminist Anthology of Love Stories (ed. and trans. Nikhil Pandhi, 2026) as a crucial intervention in the affective politics of caste. It argues that the anthology repositions love not as private sentiment but as structural critique, exposing how caste regulates intimacy, sexuality, marriage, and reproduction. Across narratives of sexual violence, urban meritocracy, intra-Dalit tensions, r…
(Wl-1295)-From Silence to Strength: Caste, Memory, and Resilience in Yogesh Maitreya’s Water in a Broken Pot
Yogesh Maitreya’s Water in a Broken Pot offers a piercing exploration of caste oppression, resilience, and the transformative power of storytelling. Set against the enduring realities of caste violence in contemporary India, Maitreya’s memoir delves into his personal and familial experiences, illustrating the intergenerational trauma and silences imposed by a caste-stratified society. Anchored by the evocative metaphor of the “broken pot,” the na…
Soulful echoes of caste: Exploring affective cartographies in Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable
Tasting caste: Dalit foodways, gendered labor, and resistance in Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada
Guthlee Ladoo: A Testimony of Persistence of Caste and Epistemic Injustice: A Critical Film Review
The Hindi film Guthlee Ladoo strives to address the lacuna in the constitutionally protected Right to Education Act (RTE) by depicting a Dalit boy’s arduous journey to educational rights in a caste-ridden rural setting. Exploring the film’s portrayal of the continuation of caste-based untouchability and the unequal power dynamics among different castes, this critical film review discusses the distinctiveness of the director’s art in attempting to…
Tasting caste: Dalit foodways, gendered labor, and resistance in Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada
Guthlee Ladoo: A Testimony of Persistence of Caste and Epistemic Injustice: A Critical Film Review
The Hindi film Guthlee Ladoo strives to address the lacuna in the constitutionally protected Right to Education Act (RTE) by depicting a Dalit boy’s arduous journey to educational rights in a caste-ridden rural setting. Exploring the film’s portrayal of the continuation of caste-based untouchability and the unequal power dynamics among different castes, this critical film review discusses the distinctiveness of the director’s art in attempting to…
Guthlee Ladoo: A Testimony of Persistence of Caste and Epistemic Injustice: A Critical Film Review
The Hindi film Guthlee Ladoo strives to address the lacuna in the constitutionally protected Right to Education Act (RTE) by depicting a Dalit boy’s arduous journey to educational rights in a caste-ridden rural setting. Exploring the film’s portrayal of the continuation of caste-based untouchability and the unequal power dynamics among different castes, this critical film review discusses the distinctiveness of the director’s art in attempting to…
(Wl-1295)-From Silence to Strength: Caste, Memory, and Resilience in Yogesh Maitreya’s Water in a Broken Pot
Yogesh Maitreya’s Water in a Broken Pot offers a piercing exploration of caste oppression, resilience, and the transformative power of storytelling. Set against the enduring realities of caste violence in contemporary India, Maitreya’s memoir delves into his personal and familial experiences, illustrating the intergenerational trauma and silences imposed by a caste-stratified society. Anchored by the evocative metaphor of the “broken pot,” the na…
Soulful echoes of caste: Exploring affective cartographies in Mulk Raj Anand's Untouchable
Tasting caste: Dalit foodways, gendered labor, and resistance in Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada
Intimate Revolts: Caste, Gender, and the Politics of Loving Otherwise; Love in the Time of Caste: A Dalit-feminist Anthology of Love Stories edited and translated Nikhil Pandhi, New Delhi: Zubaan Book…
This postscript engages Love in the Time of Caste: A Dalit-feminist Anthology of Love Stories (ed. and trans. Nikhil Pandhi, 2026) as a crucial intervention in the affective politics of caste. It argues that the anthology repositions love not as private sentiment but as structural critique, exposing how caste regulates intimacy, sexuality, marriage, and reproduction. Across narratives of sexual violence, urban meritocracy, intra-Dalit tensions, r…
South Asian Cinema and Culture (4 works) · South Asian Studies and Diaspora (4 works) · Caste (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)