The fiery feminism of Vijaya Dabbe

Samatha Vedike, established in 1978, left an indelible mark on Karnataka’s women’s movement through its collective struggle for women’s rights and activism, to address atrocities against women.

The year was 1980. I had just returned to Mysore from an all-India tour, which was part of my curriculum as an engineering student. Soon, I was at Vijaya Dabbe’s house, she lived on the same street. I went and poured my heart out to her in anger. The…