Mr Suraj has come out a interesting analysis on Dalit empowerment in India in way no one else has done previously shading the Constitution of India.
I really liked the Suraj's thinking on the following aspects, which needs urgent attention to make realistic understanding of Dalit leaders in India, as a matter of fact for their credibility and damages done to the Dalits in the name of Ambedakar!
I really liked the Suraj's thinking on the following aspects, which needs urgent attention to make realistic understanding of Dalit leaders in India, as a matter of fact for their credibility and damages done to the Dalits in the name of Ambedakar!
"By exclusively relying on constitutionalism as a means of emancipation, this class of intellectuals argues for a utopian dream."
"But when it comes to exercising the enshrined codes in the Constitution, Dalits seem to be harming their self-worth. This is because not everybody feels this document is close to their hearts as much as Dalits. Not everyone has similar expectations from the Constitution. "
"Ambedkar is now centralised as a sanctimonious figurehead. And in a country like India, to worship someone is to kill any critical thoughts about the person"
"The affection of Dalits towards constitutionalism is a curious subject of inquiry. No mainstream Dalit leader has dared to critically engage with the debate around the Constitution and its encouragement of Dalit passivism."
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