DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After: Subra C

The experience i had in this one and half year with my course Master is Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action has taught me alot on the other dynamic of social work by looking at it from Ambedkar and tribal perspective which was very much different from the social work course i had learn from…

DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After: Sharad K

I was very feared, when I saw the busy schedule of TISS, which was very tough to follow for me. Also, my language understanding was not well. So, I didn’t understand most of the part of social work. But, our department is very supportive, which encouraged to me and many more student, who are belongs…

DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After: Ram Gaikwad

The Insightful Journey has begun from DTSA… The journey to take admission in DTSA inspired from the many incident like murder of Rohit Vemula (HCU), brutality of Unna incident in my graduation days etc. Sincerely, I was preparing for UPSC, as group study we had group of five Ambedkarite people in my college. We used…

DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After:Neeraj B

Introduction  DTSA(Dalit and tribal studies and action) is a course in social work school that mainly teaches about the concerns and major problems related to Dalit and tribal. Along with this, it also talks about every single person who is in conflict. This course not only talks but also gives various realistic ways that anybody…

DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After: Gajraj S

I am a student of the school of social work Tata Institute of social science Mumbai. I have been studying in Dalit and Tribal study and Action. This course is run and implementation by center for social justice and governance of TISS. Dalit and Tribal Study & Action course is a very interesting course because…

DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After: Bodhi R.C

Master of Arts in Social Work with specialization Dalit, Tribal Studies and Action is the course I have joined 1.5 years ago. It’s been a great learning experience for me in being a part of this course. I have been encountered with many perspectives and issues related to Tribal and Dalit in India. The teaching…

DTSA Reflections-One & Half Years After: Akshay M.D.M

Master of Social work with a specialization in Dalit and Tribal studies and Action is one of the great course in Tata Institute of Social Science. I have been part of this course from one and half year. Being part of this course I learned and experienced some great things which gave me a perspective…

DTSA Reflections-One and Half Years After: Vinito S

DTSA course is not limited to one area but holistic in its nature and content. If not in-depth study and exploration, I’ve come across a basic of Dalit and Tribal studies some years back. But nothing was so much real and fascinating than what I’ve experienced in these past one and half years. One of…

Political Interference in Universities- Need for Cultural Revolution: Sharad K

It’s a very pernicious or harmful action to the Indian Universities, which are a center of knowledge production. Because, the political interference is killing to the process of creation of scientific and progressive thoughts, which could be lead to the development of nation. According to the John Dewey “Education as an instrument of social change”. It…

Emancipatory Education as an Imperative for Dalits and Tribes: Ram Gaikwad

The significance of education for the depressed classes is rightly affirmed by Mendelson and Vicziany 1990 saying, “To educate untouchables is, in a profound sense,  to liberate them.’ This idea of  education for the depressed classes can be applied in the context of Dalits and Tribes. Such an understanding gives space for the emergence of …