Yogesh Maitreya: ‘Ambedkar – Loving and Publishing in the Time of Caste’

Tuesday 6th December, 2022

6:00 pm, QMUL Mile End Campus

Please Register at: QMMaitreya.eventbrite.co.uk 

On the occasion of Dr BR Ambedkar’s 66th death anniversary, the QMUL South Asia Forum is pleased to host this in-person seminar with Yogesh Maitreya. Maitreya will discuss his book, Ambedkar 2021, and explore Dr Ambedkar’s role not simply in the struggle for political and social liberation but as a literary force, too.

Yogesh Maitreya is a poet, translator, writer and publisher at Panther’s Paw Publications, which focuses on the translation of predominantly Marathi Dalit literature into English. Some of his works include Flowers on the Grave of Caste, Of Oppressor’s Body & Mind, and Singing/Thinking Anti-Caste.

Chaired by Tanroop Sandhu, PhD Student in the School of History, QMUL, and author of ‘Interwar India Through Bhimrao Ambedkar’s Eyes‘.