Anupam Saikia

An art performance by Anupam Saikia in solidarity with Rohith Vemula at North shop com, University of Hyderabad. duration 80 min.   Date: 6 feb 2016 On 17 th Jan 2016, A Dalit Research Scholar named Rohith Vemula a student of University of Hyderabad committed suicide. He was social boycotted by the administration of the University.    I was studying in the same University and because of this social injustice a student’s movement was going through the Nation over the year. I was reading again and again the letter and tried to understand / realized the psyche when Comrade Rohith had written those words before killing himself.  "I have become Monster"  Here is some link of that mishappening : Behind Rohit Vemula’s suicide: how Hyderabad Central University showed him the door Rohith Vemula: The student who died for Dalit rights My name is Rohith Vemula, I am a Dalit: Deceased scholar says in video released by friends Last words...

a Art performance at Kolkata International Performance Art Festival 2016, [#kipaf16] venue:  Pathuriaghata Ghosh Bari courtyard, Kolkata. Duration: 25 minutes / 24th Jan 2016 Identity of a Monster I n the month of January 2016 I was selected to participate Kolkata International Performance Art Festival 2016 which was held on 23rd Jan to 26th Jan. During that time I was a student of University of Hyderabad where o n the 17 th Jan 2016, A Dalit Research Scholar named Rohith Vemula a student of our University committed suicide. He was social boycotted by the administration of the University. During the festival many of Indian Artist tried to work on that mishappening through the medium of Art performance.  T his mishappening had shaken me and  that partially its influence on my performance. Identity of a Monster a Art performance at Kolkata International Performance Art Festival 2016, [#kipaf16] venue:  Pathuriaghata Ghosh Bari courtyard,...