Dr. Vaishali Sonavane

Tag: Dalit women resilience

Survival as Inheritance: The Historical Life of Dalit Women and the Making of Generational Scarcity — A Canonical Case Study, Anita (Part 1)

Dec 27, 2025

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Dr.Vaishali Vilas Sonavane

in Case Studies, Dalit Feminist Theory, Social Justice

By Dr. Vaishali Sonavane Intro Note: This is the first part of a two-part series exploring the life narrative of Anita (pseudonym), a Dalit Ambedkarite feminist activist. This section traces her childhood, schooling, and early encounters with caste, situating them within the Caste-Based Survival Trauma (CBST) framework. Abstract This article examines the life narrative of…