1st Edition
Performance and Performativity of Dalit Students Politics in India The Justice for Rohith Movement
By Malavika Priyadarshini Rao
Copyright 2026
158 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the significance of body, space, sound/voice/music and objects of resistance in everyday performance of Dalit student protests, focusing on the protests which erupted after Rohith Vemula, a Dalit PhD student, died,by suicide in Hyderabad Central University on 17 January 2016 in Hyderabad, India.
Rohith’s death sparked national and international outrage and led to the shutdown... Read more
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Performing Bodily Acts of Resistance and Solidarity
Chapter 3. Performing Songs as Acts of Resistance and Solidarity
Chapter 4. Politics and Circulation of Performing Objects
Chapter 5. Conclusion
Biography
Malavika Priyadarshini Rao is an Assistant Professor at Christ Deemed to be University, Bangalore.
