A distinctive feature of nearly all Anveshi’s research initiatives has been its alertness to the domain of cultural politics; it is the engagement with this sphere that unifies and indeed characterizes Anveshi’s commitments and its work. Our impact on culture, public policy, and knowledge, has been through this domain rather than through immediate work with government organizations. While the outreach aspect of our work is undertaken by all research initiatives, this initiative serves to consolidate the directions charted out in various projects.
The Public Domain and Outreach initiative, is in the following directions
- Contributing to the Telugu public sphere through regular talks, discussions and film screenings
- Bringing out the thematic Anveshi Broadsheet on Contemporary Politics
- Making available material on important theoretical and literary debates through translation
- Building library holdings and resources for Telugu researchers
Information about public activities can be also reached on the Facebook page of Anveshi and on Instagram
Completed Projects
Post 1990 critical debates in Indian feminism (2005)
This reader is a compilation of Telugu translations of important Indian feminist writing on history, law, development, culture and caste. A key objective of this reader is to increase access for Telugu readership to national debates about contemporary questions of feminist politics. Some of the articles have been specially commissioned for this reader. The book has been published by Anveshi and is available on request.
It resulted in the publication of Streevada Rajakeeyaalu- Vartamana Charchalu, edited by Rama Melkote and K.Sajaya in 2005.
Sthreelu-Pratinidhyam, Quotapai Charcha. Representation for Women: A Discussion on Quotas (2003)
A collection of articles on the question of political reservations for women in Parliament that appeared in Economic and Political Weekly in October 2000 were translated into Telugu and published as an anthology. It is edited by Rama Melkote and S. Jaya and published by Anveshi.
Telugu Cinema: History, Culture and Theory 1931-1998 (1999)
Anveshi, in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore, organised a workshop on Telugu Cinema in 1999. Several documents about the history, culture and theory on Telugu cinema are collected together in this dossier.