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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Joopaka Subhadra<br />
| image = Jupaka Subhadra in Aazadi ka Kavi Sammelanam in Ravindra Bharathi (03.04.2021).jpg<br />
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| birth_place = Damaranchepalle, Warangal, Telangana<br />
| alma_mater = Kakatiya University, Warangal<br />
| occupation = Author, social activist<br />
| known_for = Writings on Dalit women<br />
}}<br />
'''Joopaka Subhadra''' (also '''Jupaka''' and '''Jūpāka'''; born 1962){{Sfn|Zare|Mohammed|2013|p=78}} is a Telugu Dalit [[activist]], poet and writer. She writes poems and short stories that shed light on the lives of Dalits, specifically [[Dalit]] women.<ref name="Monash">{{cite web|title=Subhadra Joopka|url=http://future.arts.monash.edu/literary-commons/joopaka-subhadra/|access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref> She is currently working at the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat.<ref name="Outcaste" /><ref name="Dalit Camera">{{cite web|title=Rape Caste Feminism Dalit Movement|url=http://www.dalitcamera.com/joopaka-subhadra-rape-caste-feminism-dalit-movement/|access-date=11 October 2017|archive-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011232724/http://www.dalitcamera.com/joopaka-subhadra-rape-caste-feminism-dalit-movement/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Subhadra was born in Damaranchepalle, Warangal district (present [[Telangana]]). She is youngest of 12 siblings, born to Narasimha and Kanaka Veeramma.{{cn|date=June 2020}} While studying she lived in a social welfare hostel.<ref name="Outcaste" /> Subhadra has been writing poetry since childhood, beginning with subjects like nature, beauty, and friendship.<br />
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Subhadra holds [[Master of Arts]] and [[Master of Philosophy|Masters of Philosophy]] degrees in Telugu Literature.<ref name="Outcaste">{{cite web|title=Outcaste Interview|date=21 March 2008 |url=http://out-caste.blogspot.in/2008/03/interview-with-joopaka-subhadra.html|access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref> She is an alumnus of Kakatiya University, Telangana.{{cn|date=June 2020}} She has also written numerous political essays, book reviews, songs and journalistic pieces. Through her work, she has been instrumental in establishing Mattipoolu (SC, ST, BC and Minority) Women Writers’ Forum. She has also contributed a column to a well-known feminist journal, ''Bhoomika'',<ref name="Monash" /> and also in journals such as ''Andhra Jyoti, Ekalavya,'' ''Vaartha'', and ''Udyoga Kranti.''{{Sfn|Zare|Mohammed|2013|p=78}} After starting work at the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat in 1988, she started a Woman's Association for the female employees.{{cn|date=May 2019}} In 2015, she was awarded the Amruthala award from the [[Apuroopa Awards Foundation]] for her work as a columnist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/award-for-novelist/article7166471.ece|title=Award for novelist|date=2015-05-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
Subhadra's work is based on her own life experiences.<ref name="Monash" /><br />
Her work includes: <br />
*''Rayakka Manyam,'' A collection of short stories on different aspects of Dalit life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://future.arts.monash.edu/literary-commons/joopaka-subhadra/|title=Subhadra Joopaka|date=2016-01-19|website=Literary Commons|language=en|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref><br />
*{{Cite book|title=Ayyayyō dammakkā|publisher=Haidarābād|year=2009|language=te|oclc=463973219}}<br />
*{{Cite book|title=Kaitunakala daṇḍeṃ|publisher=Haidarābād|others=with Kr̥pākar Mādiga Ponugōṭi|year=2008|language=te|oclc=313020449}}<br />
*{{Cite book|title=Nallarēgaṭi sāllu|publisher=Haidarābād|others=with Gōgu Śyāmala|year=2008|language=te|oclc=170206399}}<br />
*''Shuddi Cheyyali'' depicting the hard work done by Dalit women<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{Cite journal|last1=Zare|first1=Bonnie|last2=Mohammed|first2=Afsar|date=2013|title=Burn the Sari or Save the Sari? Dress as a Form of Action in Two Feminist Poems|url=https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ariel/article/download/35065/28960|journal=Ariel: A Review of International English Literature|volume=43|pages=69–86}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbKNzDiWhVc Dalit Women Poet Jupaka Subhadra] (2016 video)<br />
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