‘Why has India’s feminist movement not spoken on Savitribai Phule as yet?’: Kancha Ilaiah
File picture of Kancha Ilaiah. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Raising questions on the BJP’s efforts to renegotiate with the ideologies of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Dalit rights activist Kancha Ilaiah said that the government’s perceived tacit support to the recent Central Board of Film Certification’s (CBFC) action against ‘Phule’ movie will hurt the OBCs, which the ruling party cannot afford. He also raised questions on India’s feminist movement for not taking a public stance against the objections taken about the portrayal of Savitribai Phule. Also Read | ‘Phule’ and censorship: How Bollywood’s elite resist caste-conscious cinema “Here is a woman leader, a woman social reformer who had no parallel in India. I’m still waiting for the entire feminist response to Savitribai’s portrayal. After the controversy over the film, I have not seen large feminist groups talk about it,” he said. He was speaking to The Hindu in an exclusive interview on the background of the recent release of ‘Phule’, the biopic on Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule. “Mahatma Jyotiba Phule …
