1. Conversation with Aradhana (ben) Bhatt, Language – Gujarati, as part of the program, Akshar Aradhana. The conversation can be viewed here
About the conversation:
“નર્મદા સરદાર સરોવર યોજનાના વિસ્થાપિતો માટે અવાજ ઉઠાવનાર અને સામાજિક ન્યાય માટેનાં અન્ય કાર્યોને સમર્પિત કર્મશીલ અને લેખિકા નંદિની ઓઝા, રાજકીય કેદી તરીકે એમણે ભોગવેલ જેલવાસ દરમ્યાન મહિલા કેદીઓ વિષયક એમના અનુભવો તેમજ એક મૌખિક ઇતિહાસકાર તરીકેના એમના અનુભવો વિશે અહીં વાત કરે છે.
“Social activist, oral historian and writer Nandini Oza talks about the struggle for Narmada Sardar Sarovar Dam and about her fight for injustice to those displaced by the dam. She speaks about her jail term as a political prisoner and her experiences as an oral historian.”
Akshar Aradhana.
2. Conversation with Rajni Baxi, Language-English, as part of Ahimsa Conversation. The conversation can be viewed here.
“When people struggle for their own right to life, they have to honor the other’s right to life. Drawing on the years she spent as a full time activist of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, Nandini Oza delves into the complexities of choosing this path of action and the difficulties of overcoming structural violence. She also explores the nuances of fasting as a form of nonviolent protest and the importance of ensuring that a movement remains broad based. It is when just a few individuals can be equated with a movement that the authorities find it easy to dismiss or control it. Those in power cannot easily undermine a large volume of nonviolent resisters.”
Ahimsa Conversations
3. Public lecture organised by Oral History Association of India.
4. Milli Sessions – IAW 2020
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Day 4 – Evidence and truth // On copyright and privacy
About the talk, “The session centred on silences and dilemmas within archival spaces. Panelists laid out the marginalised histories of Mental Health and anti-dam protests, emphasising the role of ideology in shaping the scope and presentation of historical evidence. Questions from the audience then greatly added to the session, ranging from discussions on Manto, madness and partition to nation building and displacement. Panelists: Nandini Oza, Dr. Sanjeev Jain, NIMHANS, and Dr.Alok Sarin, Mental Health Activist”. Talk can be viewed here
5. Talk organised by Department of History and Political Science, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Cuttack.
