While the caste system is the noose around the Bahujans, it is the shield to protect the privileges of a handful of people. The Brahmins and the savarnas want to perpetuate the caste system. They want the Shudras and the Dalits to remain where they are. They have been conspiring to achieve this objective at both social and psychological levels. Their efforts are geared towards keeping the hearts and minds of the Bahujans under their control. The Brahmin want the Dalits and the Shudras to accept the status quo – to believe that their sufferings are their destiny. To this end, they not only tampered with the culture of the non-Brahmins but also deprived the latter of their heroes and their history. Take, for instance, what Bhaktamal says:
About The Author
Omprakash Kashyap
Born in a village of Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, on 15 January, 1959, Om Prakash Kashyap is a truth-seeking author and thinker. Both while in government service and post retirement, he has published prolifically across genres – novels, short stories, children's literature, poetry, plays. Among his more than fifty titles are 'Periyar E.V. Ramasamy : Bharat ke Voltaire', 'Bharatiya Chintan ki Bahujan Parampara', 'Periyar Sanchayan', 'Samajwadi Andolan ki Prishtbhoomi', 'Samajwadi Andolan ke Vividh Aaayam', 'Parikathayen va Vigyan Lekhan', 'Bachpan aur Bal Sahitya ke Sarokar', 'Kalyan Rajya ka Swapn aur Manavadhikar ke Sawal', 'Farishte' (collection of short stories), 'Jaharbad' (novel), 'Pul kaha nahi hai' (collection of plays). He has been honoured by Hindi Academy, Delhi; Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan; and Santram BA Foundation, Shahjahanpur for his outstanding literary contributions.
