A call for a cosmopolitan Dalit universalism
India, June 21 -- Caste, and caste-based discrimination, are not just Indian issues. They are experienced around the world. Suraj Milind Yengde shines a light on the Dalit experience internationally, from indentured labourers in the 19th-century Caribbean to present-day migrant workers in the Middle-East.
Combining history, ethnography and archival research, he offers a compelling approach to caste and race. What have been the impacts of colonialism, religion and nationalism on caste-based hierarchies worldwide? What can we learn from caste-related movements in India? Why hasn't the South Asian diaspora embraced the anti-caste struggles of the homeland? Exploring the global footprint of the anti-caste struggle from its links with Black Lives Matter to the work of international Ambedkarite organisations, Yengde issues an energetic call for a cosmopolitan Dalit universalism, as a vital part of today's fight for social justice and equality....
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