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“You are too privileged to be a Dalit!” – A Personal Memory

Arijit Bose
Dalit History Month, Dalit identity, caste system, caste discrimination, social justice, equality, human rights, dignity, representation, inclusion, Dalit movement, Bahujan politics, constitutional rights, reservation policy, anti-caste movement, Dalit Panthers, B. R. Ambedkar, Jyotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Dalit literature, Dalit feminism, intersectionality, marginalised voices, cultural resistance, identity politics, caste bias, systemic inequality, education access, economic empowerment, social mobility, workplace discrimination, digital activism, community empowerment, inclusive development, policy reform, youth leadership

This Dalit History Month, Usha Kumari writes on growing up Dalit, wearing education as armour, and the questions that still have no comfortable answer. Days ago, I was discussing caste and casteism with one of my colleagues. He asked me, quite gracefully, “What if I encounter casteist remarks?” I replied that it usually comes from those who know that I belong to a Scheduled Caste. To them, I don’t deserve reservation, and almost everything they say to me revolves around it. Growing up, I read comics, books, and novels. My…

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