Over the last three years, the launch of publications like Mooknayak and Maktoob media focused on telling the stories of the Dalits, Muslims is an indication that these voices have long been isolated in mainstream publications. When these communities are not being censored, they are misrepresented, demonised and caricatured. In this important conversation with Meena, I speak about caste census, reservations and the importance of telling our stories.

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