The voice of the Velips... when a long-preserved folktale gets into print

[Frederick Noronha]

Who gets to be heard? is never a neutral question. In practice, voice follows power: those with money, education, language privilege, institutional access, or media reach speak louder and more often, while others are filtered, summarised, or silenced. Gatekeepers edit not just words but legitimacy, deciding which experiences count as “expertise” and which are dismissed as anecdote or noise. Even in supposedly open spaces, accents, caste, gender, class, and political alignment quietly shape credibility. What reaches the public ear is therefore less a chorus than a curated performance, where many speak, but only a few are amplified, repeated, and remembered.

The Navhind Times, Jan 23, 2026. Order online at (with direct-to-home delivery): https://tinyurl.com/Janakyebai

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