The writer, 32, is an assistant professor at Patna University and fellow at India Foundation
New Dalit, New India
Aspiration and assertion are at the core of the emerging politics of the community
The Dalit debate in India today has multiple layers. It is no longer viewed from the lens of affirmative action, politics of patronage and symbolism. Dalit thought has evolved with ever-changing social narratives and political landscapes. There are two vectors through which to decipher the Dalit imagination in the present context. One is contoured by aspirations and assertion and the other is well-defined within the paradigms of aggression and accommodativeness.
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