Theory Belongs to All !

Even our topper did not understand Sudipta Kaviraj Told my senior Looking straight into my eyes That day evening I was there standing in front of her hostel room Asking her to explain me What Sudipta Kaviraj meant by A common Indian mans world is fuzzy I had to review that article for my MA 1st Sem ! These are all big concepts Told a Delhi-based lady professor In one of the central university interview boards When I casually mentioned new and reverse Orientalisms in the interview I was facing ! She bore a vivid expression of disbelief A disbelief that my words did not match With my caste certificate! Do not go there with cynical mind told one Academic who did midwifery to human rights in Andhra! When I asked him how to make my dalit feminism acceptable Enough to the interview board! What is the difference between mainstream and dalit feminism ? one lady professor Who was from the university where I studied Who knew my politics asked me She wanted to catch me alive and Show my true color to the Regional university interview board Which was willing to give me job ! Why did you title your Article as Indian Rape Law and Dalit Woman? Is Rape in India different from rape in other countries? Asked me one of the university professors Who taught me in my PG! There were two of my teachers who nodded their heads To this question! They have been literates for ages And We are literate only for a few generations And none of us are Sanskrit or English educated They had always carried their Education On their heads like idols When it was Sanskrit they made it Divine When it was English they made it a Bogey ! Now History has passed And we are educated Now we kick and play With your idols like pebbles under feet! Indira Jalli.