Aleena, 29, is well known in the world of Malayalam poetry—her award-winning book, Silk Route, was published in 2021—but since June last year she has been more than happy to offend, defend and needle ...

B.R. Ambedkar, an early critic of caste inequality, wanted to reshape Indian society on democratic and egalitarian principles. For him, this meant an annihilation of caste, an oppressive hierarchy ...

Despite Tamil Nadu’s long history of progressive social reform inspired by leaders like E.V.R. Periyar, who advocated for the annihilation of caste, certain southern districts remain prone to ...

Aleena recites excerpts of Annihilation of Caste written by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, who is one of her inspirations One video is when she reads out an excerpt of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Annihilation of ...