dalit identity

Contemporary Caste Discrimination and Strategies for Empowerment of Scheduled Castes

by rti_adminon October 5, 2023October 5, 2023Leave a Comment26

Shubham S. Kamble Caste represents a pernicious social element that gradually erodes the fabric of society, rendering it progressively weaker. Regrettably, certain individuals and privileged segments of society persist in their reluctance to accept individuals belonging to the Scheduled Caste and marginalized communities. The gravest challenge arises from the perspective of Scheduled Caste individuals, comprising …

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For the perfect progressive recipe, skip caste, sprinkle Dalit swadanusaar: Gaurav Somwanshi

by rti_adminon September 11, 2020March 20, 202326

Gaurav Somwanshi (Round Table India and SAVARI have been hosting a series of online talks by activists and thinkers on issues of importance to the Bahujan. This is the transcript of Gaurav Somwanshi’s talk on June 21st, 2020) Whatever I’m going to talk about today is primarily built upon the articles that I wrote, …

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Dalitism isn’t final, Humanism is: Panther Raja Dhale

by rti_adminon July 17, 2019March 20, 20236

Rahul Gaikwad One always gets a feeling of being at a crossroad whenever a luminary like Panther Raja Dhale leaves this world. After Namdeo Dhasal, he was the other stellar leader and co-founder of the Dalit Panthers. The void left by these legends is very huge for Ambedkarites and the Ambedkarite movement. …

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Dalit: Identity or Commodity for Savarnas?

by rti_adminon September 2, 2016March 20, 20231

Gaurav Somwanshi Consider the following three instances: 1. Until just a few years ago, the mere mention of the word ‘Dalit’ aroused scorn from even the most veteran progressives and media outlets that countered it with “we’re all humans”. That hypocritical silliness of “we’re all humans” argument is still there, but now almost every …

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In the conversion noise, the silence

by rti_adminon February 6, 2015March 20, 20230

Sumit Baudh Let me start on a personal note. I am seeking funds for my doctoral research and am tempted to apply to government schemes for Scheduled Caste (SC) scholars. There is just one problem: I do not have an SC certificate. Long ago, my Dalit parents decided not to get SC certificates for …

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The Dilemma of an upwardly mobile, English speaking, Bengali Dalit woman

by rti_adminon January 19, 2014March 20, 20235

Drishadwati Bargi The rather long title could have been longer if it were to encapsulate the full range of the subjectivity of this scribe. It should have been “The dilemma of being an upwardly mobile, English speaking, Dalit Feminist and ideologue who is simultaneously a wannabe intellectual, a commodity fetishist and a person with …