Krantinaari of Wild Wild Women - “We don’t connect to the hip-hop that men create, so we make our own”
Description
In this episode, Shana talks to Krantinaari, a hip-hop artist, activist and a founding member of India’s first female hip-hop collective, Wild Wild Women. She talks about finding her own language of feminism, being a female rapper in an industry dominated by men and how Wild Wild Women came together to create music that they and other women can relate to.
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Krantinaari raps acapella from her self-titled single ‘Krantinaari’ in this episode.
Here is a translation of the lyrics:
In the traditional rule of the father and son
The woman is hiding her pain, she’s suppressed her scream
The thorns on the way that pricked her
Those became the sign of progress when she got educated
But now that we see she’s not even safe in the house of the rich
In such situations she’s holding on strong
Even when their mindset is old, rusty and useless
Come on, broaden your mind and evolve
Dangerous situations occur with 3 out of 5, by their own relatives
Stuck within four walls, she sacrifices her happiness
She is courageous and not your slave
She will smile forgetting all her pain
How long will you search for God with your eyes closed
If you’ve forgotten your morals, you’re going to be punished
She won’t just work hard from 9 to 5, day and night
With her heart and calm mind
The revolutionary woman is here to bring justice
The revolutionary woman is nature’s blessing
Revolutionary Woman!
CREDITS:
Host and Creative Director: Shana
This is a Maed in India production
Head of Production: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Project Manager: Shaun Fanthome
Producer: Ruchi Sawardekar
Sound Editor & Mix Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni, Lakshman Parsuram
Visual Design & Social Media: Minal Jadeja, Akshat Agarwal, Shaumik Kanvinde
![Mariam Shafqat Goraya : “And my protest is obviously against misogyny. But [then] my personal anger is also about women who uphold these roles.”](https://s3.castbox.fm/41/0c/47/16b2488e4f87dfc7c231245dde14614168_scaled_v1_400.jpg "Mariam Shafqat Goraya : “And my protest is obviously against misogyny. But [then] my personal anger is also about women who uphold these roles.”")
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