"If I wasn’t a Dalit": A Tamil Nadu professor's fight to get his job & dignity back

Описание: P. Senrayaperumal, a folk artiste from Soolapuram village near Madurai, is fighting a legal battle with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University. The 43-year-old was appointed as assistant professor at the University’s Department of History through the SC(A) quota in 2016. But after eight years in academia, he heard about letters sent to other departments questioning his ‘irregular education’.
On March 13, 2024, he received a letter informing him of his removal from service without any discussion. Senrayaperumal is trained in Raja Rani Attam, a folk art form popular in rural South Tamil Nadu.

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Reporting: Akila Kannadasan
Editing: Shivaraj, Shikha Kumari, Bhagavathi Sampath K J
Video: R. Ashok
Voiceover: Bhagavathi Sampath K J
Script: Shikha Kumari
Footage: People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI), Aayna

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