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Interactive Workshops with Students: Oral History |
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integral part of the projects organised by SPARROW. Women's
songs, folk-songs, ballads and stories have traditionally constituted
the oral history of our culture. This time-honoured mode of
the spoken word is a living presence among us still and has
a contemporary relevance. Giving voice and language to experiences
that have hitherto remained muted and marginalized becomes an
important act in the preservation of oral histories. Articulating
what has been silenced, would, moreover, lead to communication,
sharing and interaction. In the course of two years SPARROW
invited a number of women to speak to small audiences. These
are women, whose lives, however interesting, have remained hidden,
and whose experiences, however relevant, have remained unheeded.
After every workshop SPARROW brought out a booklet based on
the proceedings of the workshop, in the form of a biographical
note. Following are the workshops SPARROW held from 1994 to
1999 on some issues and with women from various walks of life.
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| Communalism, violence and
women. Talking about love, hatred, fear and despair.
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| Kala Shahani:
A freedom fighter. |
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Shanta Gandhi, Sudha Padhye,
Shantoo Gurnani, Wijaya Altekar
Four women whose lives have
been linked with Science.
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| Urmila Pawar is a Marathi
writer whose stories are based on Dalit experiences
of living, working and existing. |
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| Sakhubai Gavit,
a tribal activist, hails from Bandhgar village, Megapada,
Dahanu Taluk. |
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| Jameela Nishat,
from Hyderabad, writes poetry in Urdu. |
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Peace and
Communal Harmony
Bhakti
Kaur and Harbans
Kaur, two women affected by the communal riots of 1984,
share their experiences along with Dr.Kalpana Shah and
Sushoba Barve who talk of later riots.
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