Sunny M. Kapicadu
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Sunny M. Kapicadu | |
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Occupation | Social activist, writer, LIC employee[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | Indian |
Alma mater | SMV NSS HSS Kallara Mahatma Gandhi University. |
Notable works | Janathayum Janadipathyavum: Dalit Vijnanthinte Rashtriya Padangal[2] |
Sunny Kapicadu is a writer-activist from Kottayam, Kerala, India.[3][4] He has taken an active part in numerous protests in the state of Kerala related to the issues faced by the Dalit communities and has been vocal about the marginalization of the downtrodden. He is an LIC employee by profession. He is a famous Dalit thinker and orator in Kerala and his speeches are popular on Social media portals like YouTube.[5]
Personal life[]
Kapicadu hails from Kottayam.[6] He is an alumnus of SMV NSS HSS Kallara and Mahatma Gandhi University. There was a death threat against him by a Bharatiya Janata Party worker from Thiruvananthapuram in 2019.[7]
Position on issues and activism[]
Kapicadu vehemently criticised the move of Left Democratic Front government in Kerala to give Reservation for Economically Weaker Section among higher caste.[8] He said such a move is unconstitutional.[9]
He expressed solidarity with the Entry of women to Sabarimala verdict by Supreme Court of India and called protests against the court verdicts as anti-woman and anti-Dalit. He also called those protests as Mutiny by the Malayali Shudras.[10] He had also pitched for burial grounds for Dalit.[11]
Notable works[]
# | Title | Title in Malayalam | Year | Publisher |
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1 | Janathayum Janadipathyavum: Dalit Vijnanthinte Rashtriya Padangal[12] | ജനതയും ജനാധിപത്യവും: ദളിത് വിജ്ഞാനത്തിന്റെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാഠങ്ങൾ | 2017 | Viddyarthi Publications, Calicut |
References[]
- ^ "Indian society is the very centre of fascism: Sunny M. Kapicadu". Round Table India. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "KLF -SPEAKER-- Sunny M Kapikad". Kerala Literature Festival. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Sunny M. Kapicadu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Kerala: No to 'Dalit' in government publications". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Ameerudheen, T. A. "Interview: Sabarimala protests are a reminder of the role of caste in Kerala's enlightened society". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Sunny M Kapikkad". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "BJP leader arrested for sending death threats to KPMS' Punnala Sreekumar, Sunny M Kapikkad". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Jan 12; 2019; Ist, 13:26. "CPM's caste agenda | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- ^ "Gained in translation: Reservation, Constitution and Democracy". The Indian Express. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Ameerudheen, T. A. "Interview: Sabarimala protests are a reminder of the role of caste in Kerala's enlightened society". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "When Dalits in Kerala are forced to bury their dead under the kitchen". The News Minute. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "അദൃശ്യതകളുടെ ചരിത്രവും വർത്തമാനവും". Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- Living people
- Activists from Kerala
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala alumni
- Writers from Kerala