Identification, Belonging and the Category of Dalit

Abstract

The question of Dalit as a political identity seems to be facing a crisis in the recent times. Is Dalit simply a caste identity which is based on biological differences and therefore, it is natural? Is Dalit a position articulated in the diverse historical and cultural experiences of caste subordination? Dalit Panthers proposed Dalit identity as a pedagogic identity open to social groups subjected to caste and other forms of discrimination and subordination.