Defining Herself: Smells and Struggles

This visual essay in water-colours focuses on Nimmi’s mother, Mini – Bahujan woman and first-generation learner – who became an ASHA worker after surviving decades of oppression. The essay describes the evolution of her identity, and that of countless others, through Kerala’s Kudumbashree programme which gave them a feminist impetus

Text & illustrations by Nimmi S.

About the Storyteller

Nimmi S.

Nimmi is an artist and writer based in Kerala. Her poems and illustrations have been published in various Malayalam journals. Creating art has always given her a sense of building space for herself. For her, art is an integral part of survival and healing. Her dream is to become a children's book artist.