K. Sajaya is Joint Secretary of Anveshi. She is a free lance journalist, documentary film maker and feminist activist with wide experience in struggles in caste and minority issues. She was a founder editor of Bhumika the first Telugu feminist magazine. She also runs an organization called Caring Citizens' Collective.
Sajaya has produced, edited or contributed to the production of the following films:
- Production and Coordination of a film on Telangana Farmer’s suicides- Rytu Bathakaali for CCC, Dec-2009-June-2010.
- Direction, Research and production coordination for a Documentary film Aakali Chaavulu-Karuvaina Sankshemam for State Advisors to SC Commissioners in Right to Food Case, and for CCC, Nov 2007-August 2008.
- Co-Direction of educational film for undergraduate History students on Buddhism for SAPNET-MANA TV, Govt of AP. 2005.
- Co-Direction for educational film for undergraduate History students on Jainism for SAPNET-MANA TV, Govt of AP. 2004.
- Scripting and Anchoring of Pusthaka Parichayam (Introducing Books) a 15-minute segment of the programme SAKHI in Etv2 for six months. 2004.
- Executive Resposibility for the Telugu Dubbing of the Documentary film Buddha Weeps in Jadughoda, a film on Hazardous effects of Uranium mining in Jharkhand. 2003.
- Scripting producting coordinating of Nutana Aasaakiranam, a film on Filariasis for IICT, Hyderabad, 2002.
- Direction and scripting for a series of 7 short films on Women’s Participation in Panchayat Raj for PRIA, New Delhi in collaboration with Dooradarshan Kendram, Hyderabad, 2001. Through these shorts women are encouraged to participate as candidates in the local government in order to strengthen the democratic processes, brought alive by the dramatized sequences by a group of rural grass root women activists.
- Co- Direction of documentary film And nature replied... on the floods in Hyderabad in 2000. Through the interviews and visuals the film raises comprehensive thinking about the urban planning and developmental processes.
- Executive Direction of documentary film Hang the Noose on capital punishment. 1997-1999. It uses the death sentence on two dalit youths in a bus burning case, to present a powerful argument for the abolition of capital punishment. The film uses interviews with legal experts, human rights activists, the prisoners themselves, and police and jail officials, and victims of various incidents to examine the background of violence.
- Worked in association with M.Hasan (Senior Cameraman, Documentary film Director and Photographer) for several films produced by Focal point from 1994-2004.
She has published the following articles and books:
- Co edited a book Streevaada raajakeeyaalu-Varthamana Charchalu with Prof. (retd) Rama. S. Melkote on Feminist politics in Telugu for Anveshi Research Center for Women’s Studies, a compilation of different articles on the women’s movement, politics and related issues. Published by Anveshi –Dec 2008.
- Co edited Savaalaksha Sandehaalu (revised Telugu Health Book). Hyderabad Book Trust, May 2006.
- Edited Maa amma Neela-muchattlu, jnapakaalu, vantalu written by Rama S Melkote. Likhita Press, 2007. (52 pages)
- Edited Telugu version of Laeticia (a Caribbean Novel on education system) written by Merle Hodge, translated by Bharathi & Sivaprasad. Forthcoming, Likhita Press.
- Edited Marapuraani Maa papa written by Sujatha & Nataraj. Likhita Press, 2003.
- Edited Tana Maargam An anthology of Abburi Chayadevi’s Stories. Likhita Press, 2002. (The writer received Prestigious Sahitya Akademy award in 2005 for this book).
- Edited Chichibaba Sodarulu a story for children on peace and war. Written by D.P.Sen Gupta, translated into Telugu by Alladi Uma & M.Sridhar. Likhita Press, 2001.
- Edited Sandhigdha, a translation into Telugu of Rajasthani folk stories on politics of gender relations written by Vijayadan Detha, translated by K.Suresh. Likhita Press, 2000. (1/8 demmy, 180 pages)
- Interviewed and produced an edited booklet Vadyaram Lachhamma’s experience as a dalit Sarpanch unpublished, 2001. (30 pages)