International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 4

Indian social discourse: Relocating class, caste, gender and other emerging margins

  • Author:
  • Sudhir NarayanSingh, Dalvir Singh Gahalawat
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Page Number: 41 to 50

*Assistant Professor, Deptt. Of English and Communication Skills, TIT&S, Bhiwani, India

**Poet, Editor, Writer, Sub Inspector Delhi Police, Delhi, India

Online published on 8 October, 2013.

Abstract

GOD made Man and the man made society. Though religious scriptures ideologically claim that ‘all men are born equal’ yet there exists a universal Darwinian power struggle for the survival of the fittest where the muscle, military and intellectual capabilities are still unanimous deciding factors. Human need, human greed, human ego are projecting their best performance in the so called modern and highly civilized era. At the grassroots level Indian sociological order is no exception where ‘all men and women are born unequal is very much practised in their routine life. This paper attempts to critiquing current Indian social set up where men and women constituting the weaker segment of Indian society are marginalized to their peripheral roles and ‘Bourgeoisie and Proletariat’ cannot be sufficient definitions to distinguish their discriminatory existential status. Initially it is comprehended that their destiny and inferiority are designed in heaven which is beyond truth but the fact is that they are marginalised by so called crusaders (religious fanatic and powerful persons) of the society. To some extent religion draws a demarcation line but again there exist some other visible dividing lines otherwise there might not have been Dalit canon. North-Eastern part of India faces another problem which may be region specific. Language based discrimination sounds louder at intra and interstate level. All these factors are accountable for giving India an appearance of nations within a nation or countries within a country.

Keywords

Dalit, Gender Discrimination, Class, Caste, Indian Social Discourse