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The Dalit Truth: The Battles for Realizing Ambedkar's Vision
The Dalit Truth is a symphony of Dalit voices as they call out to the future. The multitude of Dalit truths and their battles against the lies perpetrated by the caste system are reflected in the pages of this book, pointing towards a future filled with promise and prospects for the coming generations.
The eighth volume in the Rethinking India series, published in collaboration with the Samrudhha Bharat Foundation, probes into the pathway to be followed by the Dalits as articulated by Ambedkar's Constitution. The authors featured in the volume come from various fields of social existence and bring narratives of different colours—not just stories of dismay but those of possibilities.
The essays offer deeper insights into social, educational, economic and cultural challenges and opportunities faced by the Dalits, the varied strategies of political parties for their mobilization and the choice to be made by Dalits for realizing equality.
The informed readers of today will find these pages both enlightening and refreshing. The Dalit Truth is a dossier for tomorrow.
Contributing authors: Sukhadeo Thorat; Raja Sekhar Vundru; Kiruba Munusamy; Suraj Yengde; Bhanwar Meghwanshi; Badri Narayan; Jignesh Mevani; Sudha Pai; PA. Ranjith; R.S. Praveen Kumar; Priyank Kharge; Neeraj Shetye; Budithi Rajsekhar
The eighth volume in the Rethinking India series, published in collaboration with the Samrudhha Bharat Foundation, probes into the pathway to be followed by the Dalits as articulated by Ambedkar's Constitution. The authors featured in the volume come from various fields of social existence and bring narratives of different colours—not just stories of dismay but those of possibilities.
The essays offer deeper insights into social, educational, economic and cultural challenges and opportunities faced by the Dalits, the varied strategies of political parties for their mobilization and the choice to be made by Dalits for realizing equality.
The informed readers of today will find these pages both enlightening and refreshing. The Dalit Truth is a dossier for tomorrow.
Contributing authors: Sukhadeo Thorat; Raja Sekhar Vundru; Kiruba Munusamy; Suraj Yengde; Bhanwar Meghwanshi; Badri Narayan; Jignesh Mevani; Sudha Pai; PA. Ranjith; R.S. Praveen Kumar; Priyank Kharge; Neeraj Shetye; Budithi Rajsekhar
- GenresPolitics
256 pages, Hardcover
Published August 4, 2022
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May 10, 2023
The nuance and quality of new analysis across essays varied very, very widely--some start and end by summarizing pieces of history, without pushing either the conversation or a reader's understanding of issues forward. Much of the writing is too dry for the book to get away with this. There are, however, some strong thoughts spread across the book--standout essays include:
1/ Saffronizing the Dalits by Bhanwar Meghwanshi on why and how the RSS is being able to reach and attract Dalit communities
2/ Hindutva and the Future of Dalit-Bahujan Politics in India by Badri Narayan on the roles economic reform and a middle-class, neo-liberal framework of aspirations, assertions, and expectations have played in diluting/ over-sanitizing Dalit movements
3/ Redesigning the Dalit Development Paradigm by Budithi Rajsekhar covering some hard-hitting statistics and ambitious, actionable proposals for progress
1/ Saffronizing the Dalits by Bhanwar Meghwanshi on why and how the RSS is being able to reach and attract Dalit communities
2/ Hindutva and the Future of Dalit-Bahujan Politics in India by Badri Narayan on the roles economic reform and a middle-class, neo-liberal framework of aspirations, assertions, and expectations have played in diluting/ over-sanitizing Dalit movements
3/ Redesigning the Dalit Development Paradigm by Budithi Rajsekhar covering some hard-hitting statistics and ambitious, actionable proposals for progress
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