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4 days ago · A radical discourse initiated by B.R. Ambedkar’s seminal work, Annihilation of Caste, in 1937 catalyzed a significant paradigm shift that found further impetus through the Dalit Panther Movement of the 1970s, paving the way for the emergence of Dalit literature as a potent counter-narrative through regional languages and a variety of literary ...
4 days ago · — UNMARRIAGEABILITY has the resistance to thwart anti-reservation outlooks and efforts. It is the spearhead against the recent judgment of the Supreme Court that removed the ‘creamy layer’ of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from the pool of reservation benefits.
2 days ago · Then came the whale – a book that Leonard said conquered the market. It was the globally accessible annotated edition of Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste. Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy wrote a long introduction. The book made Ambedkar’s work travel farther than it had until then, but also became controversial because of Roy’s overhang.
5 days ago · The goal of social justice, as stated by Ambedkar is the “annihilation of caste”. To usher in an era where caste discrimination, class exploitation and patriarchal subjugation have no place, equality of opportunity should be extended to all those who face marginalisation.
1 day ago · Dalit, term used to refer to any member of a wide range of social groups that were historically marginalized in Hindu caste society. The official designation Scheduled Caste is the most common term now used in India for people in these groups, although members of the Scheduled Castes often prefer.
1 day ago · There has been some relaxation of caste distinction among young urban dwellers and those living abroad, but caste identity has remained strong—especially since groups such as the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a guaranteed percentage of representation in national and state legislatures.
4 days ago · From the traditional Hindu point of view, this social system is the necessary complement of the principles of dharma, karma, and samsara. Corresponding to hells and heavenly regions in the hereafter, the castes are the mundane social frame within which karma is manifested and worked out.
