![]() Having to be on guard all the time to hide her caste The family often did without basics, but their education was never compromised. Her mother was obsessed with just two things- keeping up appearances so nobody would suspect they were anything but upper caste, and ensuring that each of her three children got the best possible education. Yashica Dutt was born into a family that prioritised an English medium education, and saw that as a way to escape into relative prosperity. ![]() Coming out as Dalit is part memoir, part a snapshot of what it means to be Dalit in India, and of the different kinds of oppression that a Dalit endures. It was against this backdrop that a Dalit post-graduate student was forced to confront the fact that she had tried to “pass” as upper caste all her life, and to decide if she wanted to continue to do so. ![]() People who chose to ignore how Dalits were discriminated against in educational institutions were forced to confront reality. Rohit Vemula called his life a “fatal accident”, but his death shook up the nation. In every field, in studies, in streets, in politics, and in dying and living”, wrote a doctoral scholar in his final letter. As a glorious thing made up of star dust. ![]() “The value of a man was reduced to his immediate identity and nearest possibility. ![]()
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