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New Delhi: A death-row prisoner writes to his lawyer, expressing delight at being given a book penned by Savitribai Phule..
They give you the death penalty, only to keep you alive for decades, Maya Krishna Rao thundered during her performance at the launch of the archive at Delhis India International Centre...
She also pointed out that, statistically, 74 per cent of death row prisoners belong to the oppressed castes and communities...
Of all the letters scoured by Project 39A and ReFrame, an art organisation responsible for curating the exhibition, only one prisoner spoke of a happy and secure childhood, said Vani Subramaniam, documentary filmmaker and director of ReFrame...
Our own struggles, dilemmas, childhood traumas, Subramaniam said.. TM Krishna, who performed two compositions, introduced the pieces by urging the audience to think about the discomfort associated with both death and the death penalty..
