Of Rohith Vemula And Yashica Dutt : Dalit Identity Assertion As An Instrument Of Resistance
BY NARENDRA KUMAR ARYA http://www.countercurrents.org/arya080216.htm http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8460:of-rohith-and-yashica-dalit-movement-at-a-crossroads&catid=119:feature&Itemid=132 While the nation is aflame and furious, against the inhumane persecution caused by brahminical system prevalent in our public institutions leading to suicide of Rohith Vemula , the coverage of Yashica Dutt’s revelation as Dalit journalist has also been given importance.(NDTV,BBC Hindi, Indian Express, The Huffington Post etc.) These are two antagonistic cases of dealing with a system of prejudice and discrimination and denial of opportunity to Dalits. Rohith and Yashica both belong to talented breed of Dalits. One showed his potent brilliance in in popular science writing while other in journalism, still a highly brahministic profession. One tried to fight the brahministic...