Series Intro + Teaser

Struggle for a Name: Women in the Namantar Andolan

Why are people willing to sacrifice themselves and their families for social movements? How did the naming of a university lead to violence and ignite a sixteen year movement? Emily Hays and guest host, Tommy Tang, take a step back to introduce the Namantar Andolan, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, caste, and the stories of the series, in under ten minutes! Starring interviews with Jamnabai Appa Gaikwad and Sangeeta Deepak Pradhan. Voiceovers by Suhasini Sakhare (English voice of Sangeetatai) and Abha Saha (English voice of Jamnabai). Special thanks to Subodh Wasnik, Allison Ewing, Chris Hays, Ramesh Holbole, and Nitika Khaitan for their help with this episode. Original Music: Ajinkya Kamble {http://m.soundcloud.com/ajinkya-frankly-rockzz} Editing Assistance: Eamon Linehan {https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2uqmMS3DVz7DywCsMAp1bw} Cover Photo: IM Narnaware and Thomas Kamble References * A staff reporter. (1978, Jul 28). Marathwada varsity renaming okayed. The Times of India, p. 9. * Atyachar Virodh Samiti. (1979). The Marathwada riots: A report. Economic & Political Weekly, 14 (19), 845-852. * Sirsat, P. (2016). Dalit chalval: Akalnachya dishene. Pune: Hariti Publications. * Viswanath, R. (2014). The Pariah Problem: Caste, Religion, and the Social in Modern India. New York: Columbia University Press. This podcast is supported by the Yale South Asian Studies Rustgi Award, the Yale South Asian Language Fellowship, and the Yale Parker Huang Travel Fellowship.