Vijila Chirappad

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Vijila Chirappad is an Indian Dalit poet who writes in Malayalam.[1]

Life and work[edit]

Born in Kozhikode, Kerala, Chirappad's poems speak of the experience of living life as a Dalit woman.[2] Her poetry explores how the double burden of gender and caste shapes the lives and struggles of Dalit women in Kerala in distinct ways than women of dominant castes.[3][4][5][6] Her work also discusses how, despite its communist history, casteism pervades everyday life in Kerala.[2]

Chirappad's work includes three collections of poetry in Malayalam: Adukala Illathaa Veedu (A Home without a Kitchen, 2006), Amma Oru Kalpanika Kavitha Alla (Mother is not a Poetic Figment of our Imagination, 2009),[7] and Pakarthi Ezhuthu (Copied Notes, 2015). [8][5] Her poems "A Place for Me", "Can't Grow My Nails" and "The Autobiography of a Bitch" have also been included in the 2012 Oxford India Anthology of Malayalam Dalit Writing.[9]

Chirappad has participated in the Kerala Literature festival[10] and also in the prestigious Hay Festival of Literature and Arts as part of an event on Dalit Poetry in Malayalam.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Vijila Chirappad - Hay Festival Artist Profile". Hay Festival. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Anil, Chintha Mary (18 April 2016). "For all its communist history, casteism inherent in Kerala society: Dalit poet Vijila Chirappad". The NewsMinute. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Ibrahim U, Shiji (September 2017). "The Burning Embers: Poems of the Dalit Writer Vijila Chirappad as Works of Caste and Gender Discriminations". International Journal of English Language. V (IX): 596–605 – via Academia.edu.
  4. ↑ Gumpenapalli, Sanjeev (11 January 2018). "5 Dalit Women Poets Who Remind Us That Caste And Patriarchy Are Not Exclusive". Feminism India. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mahurkar, Vaishnavi (18 April 2017). "6 Books By Dalit Women Writers Exploring Lives Lived On The Margins Of Caste And Gender". Feminism India. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Priya N., Lakshmi (August 2018). "Poetry is Protest: The Contemporary Dalit Female Experience in Kerala" (PDF). Annals of Art, Culture & Humanities. III (II): 1–8 – via S.R.S.D. Memorial Shiksha Shodh Sanstha.
  7. ↑ Chirappad, Vijila (2009). Amma oru Kalpanika Kavithayalla. Thiuvananthapuram: Maithri Books.
  8. ↑ Chirappad, Vijila (2014). Pakarthiyezhuththu. Chintha Publishers. ISBN 9789385018121.
  9. ↑ M. Dasan; V. Pratibha; C. S. Chandrika; Pradeepan Pampirikunnu, eds. (2012). The Oxford India Anthology of Malayalam Dalit Writing. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 37–39. ISBN 9780198079408.
  10. ↑ "FIRST SATURDAY @ KLF". DC Books. 3 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "M.B.Manoj, Vijila Chirappad, M.R. Renukumar, Sunny Kapikkad, S.Joseph. We Sing of Earth: Dalit Poetry in Malayalam". Hay Festival. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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