Teargas Diary
What is this?
Beginning with the CJP protests and the July mobilizations in Delhi, artist and HfHR member Apoorva documents what it means to enter a movement, experience police violence, rebuild collective courage, and then discover that the encounter with the state does not end when the protest does.
Told through first-person writing, photographs, video, music and commentary, this evolving journal follows the movement from Delhi to Goa and into its aftermath.
TEXT FROM APOORVA (possibly in ACCORDION format)
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What is this?
TEARGAS SONG
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01 / THE DECISION TO JOIN
Meeting Sonam, fasting and the Sansad Chalo march
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We seek to honor this rich legacy by updating the baithak for the digital age through this online conversation series, fostering a space to build community and learn together. Each baithak will feature a panel discussion from subject matter experts, as well as interactive Q&A where audience members will be encouraged to share their questions, insights, and thoughts.
02 / JULY 20: DELHI
Police, tear gas and the breaking of a protest
03 / JULY 21–22
Rebuilding collective courage
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04 / NISAR MAIN
NISAR MAIN
Her recording of Faiz in the "tear gas voice" could actually be given a very different-looking full-width multimedia break in the page.
April Baithak:
Can Hindus Annihilate Caste? Engaging Ambedkar’s Critique to Envision an Anti-Caste Hinduism
With Dr. Anand Teltumbde, Dr. Anantanand Rambachan, and Dr. Balmurli Natrajan
Held in honor of Dalit History Month, this discussion brought together together Dr. Anand Teltumbde and Dr. Anantanand Rambachan to explore Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s critique of Hinduism as being inextricably tied up with the violence of caste oppression. Rejecting framings that treat caste as external to Hinduism, our panelists will engage with Ambedkar’s assertion that Hindus must “give a new doctrinal basis to your religion” in order to illuminate what lessons Ambedkar’s critique of Hinduism can offer us in the project of building an anti-caste Hinduism today.
March Baithak:
Feminist Hinduism in Action: Resisting Brahmanical Patriarchy Through Inclusive Ritual and Practice
With Sapna Pandya, Pratima Doobay, and Sravya Tadepalli
Held in honor of Women’s History Month, this discussion uplifts the voices of two pioneering panditas who are at the forefront of challenging Brahmanical patriarchy by transforming Hindu ritual and practice in their communities. We delved into their journeys to leadership, resistance to gatekeeping in sacred spaces, and contribution to fostering radically inclusive spiritual practices that affirm a liberatory Hinduism rooted in gender justice for all.
February Baithak:
Swami Vivekananda’s Complex Legacy
With Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, V. Govind Krishnan, and Swami Medhananda.
Our first baithak was an exciting panel discussion on the life and legacies of the renowned 19th-century Hindu philosopher Swami Vivekananda. We discussed the complexities of Vivekananda’s teachings and thought, and what lessons they can offer us as we strive to build a liberatory Hinduism in our present moment.