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A S Ajith Kumar

Dangerous Zone?

Heartening to see that tremendous support has been building up for Chitralekha’s fight for justice. It must be the online activities which created such great support for the cause. (for instance, the request for endorsement in fishpond). But unfortunately there is something disturbing. While all these activities where going on DHRM leader V V Selvaraj [...]

A S Ajith Kumar

Good Dalit,Bad Dalit

Quite different from the Paul George murder case the media have no complaints about the investigation regarding the murder allegedly committed by Dalit Human Rights Movement. Every one, the media, political parties and the police seem to be so cocksure. All sorts of stories have been pouring in establishing the `extremist’ nature of DHRM. Interestingly [...]

A S Ajith Kumar

Devouring the Wretched Dalit

What does one expect from a dalit autobiographical narration? Is it the misery and suffering that make our writings enjoyable? These questions have been coming up when I consider the responses to my posts in fish pond.
When I started writing “jukebox diaries” the intention has been to share my experiences and views as a dalit-musician. [...]

A S Ajith Kumar

Keyboard: Facing the Music

Think of a sepia image of an ‘Indian’ film music director: A man sitting with a harmonium. The ‘southerners’ would have a thick paste of sandal on their forehead. Their gestures and that instrument by their side would assure that they had come from a ‘legitimate’ musical tradition. It was as if with out harmonium [...]

A S Ajith Kumar

five love songs and a white man

Narayana Guru had famously said once that Whites had granted him the Deeksha.
Likewise my initiation into a recording studio had been arranged by a white man.
I had always dreamt of recording something of my own. I imagined being at the console creating magic with music. But I knew it was just [...]

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