Thenmozhi Soundararajan/Dalit Diva ✨️is querying✨️
@dalitdiva.bsky.social
I an award winning Dalit futurist and speculative fiction author. I am an inaugural member of the Clarion West Novel Writing Workshop for my upcoming book WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. I am also the author of the TRAUMA OF CASTE. Find me at www.dalitdiva.com
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Hey #DVparty! Here’s the moodboard for my #SpaceOpera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE.
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.
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“There is always an attempt to diminish, undermine, or say caste does not exist…”
@equalitylabs.bsky.social co-founder & winner of 2025 Vaikom Award from TN @dalitdiva.bsky.social says anti-caste movement in the US is being eclipsed by the collapse of democracy
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@equalitylabs.bsky.social co-founder & winner of 2025 Vaikom Award from TN @dalitdiva.bsky.social says anti-caste movement in the US is being eclipsed by the collapse of democracy
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‘Aligning Caste Interests With Extremists Has Not Worked In The US’: Winner Of 2025 Vaikom Award
Vaikom awardee and executive director of Equality Labs, a US Dalit civil rights advocacy, Thenmozhi Soundararajan talked to us on identifying a “different orientation” for hope in the US at a time whe...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
“There is always an attempt to diminish, undermine, or say caste does not exist…”
@equalitylabs.bsky.social co-founder & winner of 2025 Vaikom Award from TN @dalitdiva.bsky.social says anti-caste movement in the US is being eclipsed by the collapse of democracy
article-14.com/post/-aligni...
@equalitylabs.bsky.social co-founder & winner of 2025 Vaikom Award from TN @dalitdiva.bsky.social says anti-caste movement in the US is being eclipsed by the collapse of democracy
article-14.com/post/-aligni...
What an honor to receive the 2025 Vaikom Award for Social Justice from the Government of Tamil Nadu—in the name and spirit of Periyar.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
October 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
What an honor to receive the 2025 Vaikom Award for Social Justice from the Government of Tamil Nadu—in the name and spirit of Periyar.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
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Hunger is unacceptable. On Nov 1, SNAP benefits will be cut for 40 M children, elderly, and those with disabilities. Food banks are already stretched thin due to funding cuts. Please donate AND share your local food banks links to #writingcommunity #writersagainsthunger
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October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hunger is unacceptable. On Nov 1, SNAP benefits will be cut for 40 M children, elderly, and those with disabilities. Food banks are already stretched thin due to funding cuts. Please donate AND share your local food banks links to #writingcommunity #writersagainsthunger
www.foodbanknyc.org
www.foodbanknyc.org
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A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A 85K #SpaceOpera ✨WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers & choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SFF #DVpit !
WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE 85,000 Word #Spaceopera
🛸 Nesamma Abbas, a washed-up alien musician,
🎸 joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire
✨with a martial art of sound ⚡🎶
.😢She must confront her pain,
🧘♀️ Master her powers
⚔️ & choose: revolution
❤️ or redemption
#WOC #Asian #SFF #DVpit
🛸 Nesamma Abbas, a washed-up alien musician,
🎸 joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire
✨with a martial art of sound ⚡🎶
.😢She must confront her pain,
🧘♀️ Master her powers
⚔️ & choose: revolution
❤️ or redemption
#WOC #Asian #SFF #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE 85,000 Word #Spaceopera
🛸 Nesamma Abbas, a washed-up alien musician,
🎸 joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire
✨with a martial art of sound ⚡🎶
.😢She must confront her pain,
🧘♀️ Master her powers
⚔️ & choose: revolution
❤️ or redemption
#WOC #Asian #SFF #DVpit
🛸 Nesamma Abbas, a washed-up alien musician,
🎸 joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire
✨with a martial art of sound ⚡🎶
.😢She must confront her pain,
🧘♀️ Master her powers
⚔️ & choose: revolution
❤️ or redemption
#WOC #Asian #SFF #DVpit
I want this now!!!
October 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I want this now!!!
#DVPit: ✨Welcome to WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE✨ Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
October 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Dear #litagents, I'm happy to present an #agentsguide for a revised version of WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE an 85K word Adult #SPACEOPERA. This will be pitched for #DVpit!
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
ALT
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
ALT
October 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Dear #litagents, I'm happy to present an #agentsguide for a revised version of WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE an 85K word Adult #SPACEOPERA. This will be pitched for #DVpit!
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
ALT
#WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
ALT
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Day 6 of #DVParty My next book is WE DRUM FREEDOM:
🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order
💔The monks haze her brutally.
✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network
🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power
🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit
🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order
💔The monks haze her brutally.
✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network
🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power
🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Day 6 of #DVParty My next book is WE DRUM FREEDOM:
🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order
💔The monks haze her brutally.
✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network
🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power
🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit
🧘Jemina Brass is the first nun in Lethan’s warrior order
💔The monks haze her brutally.
✨The One Sound leads her to a secret mystic network
🪄Jemina learns to wield sound as power
🌟Now she must choose: tradition or a bolder future for all. #DVPit
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
We Sang Down the Empire
Listen to We Sang Down the Empire by dalitdiva #np on #SoundCloud
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October 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
We Sang Down the Empire
Listen to We Sang Down the Empire by dalitdiva #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Day 5 of #DVParty: sharing the inspo playlist for my #SpaceOpera, WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE. These tracks were recorded with Marvin Etizioni for my Sufi-blues album. They capture the book’s spirit & its emotional core. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
soundcloud.com/dalitdiva/se...
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#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
October 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
October 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#DVparty Day 4 This is my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE as a meme. My novel examines the pain of colonization and how to heal yourself and free your communities. It incorporates buddhist and sufi themes of freedom from suffering. #DVpit #WOC #SouthAsian #Asian #A #SF #SFF #POC
WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE's opening:"Nowhere in New Jerusalem, as the sun sank behind the horizon of aging buildings, was there even a hint of change. And yet, it was there, waiting. Here in the capital of empire, the rot of power met the chaos of millions yearning for a different destiny." #DVparty
October 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE's opening:"Nowhere in New Jerusalem, as the sun sank behind the horizon of aging buildings, was there even a hint of change. And yet, it was there, waiting. Here in the capital of empire, the rot of power met the chaos of millions yearning for a different destiny." #DVparty
Meet the MC of my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE: Nesamma Abbas a pop star who sang the Human Empire to its knees and pushed galactic history to the brink. Outrageous, kind, and wildly entertaining, her journey to heal herself and the galaxy is one of my favorites. #DVparty
#booksky #writersky
#booksky #writersky
October 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Meet the MC of my #spaceopera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE: Nesamma Abbas a pop star who sang the Human Empire to its knees and pushed galactic history to the brink. Outrageous, kind, and wildly entertaining, her journey to heal herself and the galaxy is one of my favorites. #DVparty
#booksky #writersky
#booksky #writersky
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Today is DAY 1 of #DVparty, a community event to talk up projects that Diverse Creators plan to pitch during #DVpit! Since it's our inaugural year on Bluesky, we'd like to invite any diverse creator to participate! Share about your beautiful work & let's build a #writercommunity here! #writersky
October 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Today is DAY 1 of #DVparty, a community event to talk up projects that Diverse Creators plan to pitch during #DVpit! Since it's our inaugural year on Bluesky, we'd like to invite any diverse creator to participate! Share about your beautiful work & let's build a #writercommunity here! #writersky
Hey #DVparty! Here’s the moodboard for my #SpaceOpera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE.
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.
October 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hey #DVparty! Here’s the moodboard for my #SpaceOpera WE SANG DOWN THE EMPIRE.
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.
Washed-up alien musician Nesamma Abbas joins a rebel rock band to take down the Human Empire with a martial art of sound. She must confront her pain, master her powers and choose between revolution or redemption.
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Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
September 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
September 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Dear Ones ~ Please join @EqualityLabs
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
@BuddhistPeace & Black Buddhist Studies Initiative for a processing space. We will grieve, we will sit, and we will heal & organize. This Thursday, September 18th 2025 5-6:30pm PT/ 8-9:30pm ET. Register at bit.ly/RootedCommunity or tap the link in bio
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Today I walked the picket line with @teamsters.bsky.social Local 210 members on strike in the Bronx.
When Perrigo picked this fight, it wasn't just with these workers — it's with all of us. Because New York is a union town.
When Perrigo picked this fight, it wasn't just with these workers — it's with all of us. Because New York is a union town.
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Today I walked the picket line with @teamsters.bsky.social Local 210 members on strike in the Bronx.
When Perrigo picked this fight, it wasn't just with these workers — it's with all of us. Because New York is a union town.
When Perrigo picked this fight, it wasn't just with these workers — it's with all of us. Because New York is a union town.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
South Asian MAGA relatives made a calculated bet: their wealth and caste privilege would protect them from right-wing extremism. They're learning the hard way that fascism doesn't discriminate. Read to get more context the time to deprogram is now. unherd.com/2025/09/why-...
Why the Right turned on Indians
unherd.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
South Asian MAGA relatives made a calculated bet: their wealth and caste privilege would protect them from right-wing extremism. They're learning the hard way that fascism doesn't discriminate. Read to get more context the time to deprogram is now. unherd.com/2025/09/why-...
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Great to see @wired.com picking up the #GreatFirewallExport -reporting by @derstandard.at @ftm.nl l @papertrailmedia.de ia.de @jamestgriffiths.com @interseclab.bsky.social @torproject.org @amnesty.org www.wired.com/story/geedge...
Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
Geedge Networks, a company with ties to the founder of China’s mass censorship infrastructure, is selling its censorship and surveillance systems to at least four other countries in Asia and Africa.
www.wired.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Great to see @wired.com picking up the #GreatFirewallExport -reporting by @derstandard.at @ftm.nl l @papertrailmedia.de ia.de @jamestgriffiths.com @interseclab.bsky.social @torproject.org @amnesty.org www.wired.com/story/geedge...