A firsthand account of Dalit students’ oppression by Kanwal Bharti

Dalits have suffered the most under the Indian social system. One of the reasons is where their homes are situated. They are clearly outcasts, living outside villages. When they move out of their homes to pursue an education, they have to face insults and oppression. Even at the Ambedkar Hostels, they have no keeper

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The Common Man Speaks Out

Jati ke Prashn Par Kabir

About The Author

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Kanwal Bharti (born February 1953) is a progressive Ambedkarite thinker and one of the most talked-about and active contemporary writers. Dalit Sahitya Kee Avdharna and Swami Achootanand Harihar Sanchayita are his key books. He was conferred with Dr Ambedkar Rashtriya Award in 1996 and Bhimratna Puraskar in 2001

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दलित और ओबीसी साहित्य का शाब्दिक द्वंद्व

भारतीय समाज की जाति व्यवस्थापक संरचना दुराग्रही और कुटिलतावादी रही है। एक ओर यह कुछ के आर्थिक एकाधिकार, सम्मान, सत्कार, सर्वोच्चता का पोषक रही है तो दूसरी ओर बहुत को हीन-दीन, वंचित और उपेक्षित बनाए रखने की नीति की अनुगामी

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