Dalit
perspectives on capitalism, globalization, development, patriarchy and
ecological crisis
Dalit
perspectives on Capitalism
Kancha
Illaiah argues that in capitalist production, caste
operates in India.
1.
The resources like land are owned by upper caste.
2.
Dalit were historical victims of economic exploitations.
3.
The Dalit do not have economic capital because of their caste identities.
4.
Multi-national companies are interested in upper class business because of the
influence of caste.
Kancha
Illaiah called all these phenomena as Casteization of
Capitalism which is continue in capitals societies. India capitalism had
converted to caste capitalism because all the means of production were control
by upper caste.
Dalit
perspectives on Globalization
James
Massey:
1.
Unable to tap: Dalit (are) remains unable to tap quality education. Because
education is one of the main tool to tap real resources of globalization. It is
also a tool to access the opportunity of globalization. Because of this they
are not having the opportunity for job.
2.
Losers of Globalization: They are the historical victims of caste. They are
loser because they are without assets, high skills, professional and managerial
education, economical capital.
3.
Dalits should not be a mute spectator. They must be aware of the negative
impacts of globalization in their lives. These awareness will resist the
exploitation behavior of globalization.
They have to prepare for face the challenges of globalization in two
ways-
1. Dalit should equip with quality
education
2. Dalit should teach to tap the
benefits or resources of globalization.
Globalization
threat
Globalization
is a threat in terms of privatization and reservation. Globalization promotes
privatization but negate reservation. Reservation is the constitutional right
to Dalits. Globalization close the doors of reservation for dalits.
Benefits
of globalization
It
helps dalit to globalize their issues and problems in international level or
platform.
Dalits
perspective on development
We
have traveled from stone age, to bronze age, Iron age and internet age. Oxford dictionary defines as ‘a
gradual growth of something, so that it becomes more advanced, stronger, well
built.’ Today's development is imbalanced development, it is defined in
economic growth and for physical, bullet train, metro, smart city, etc. So,
VJTR:
Sept, 2017, 4
Richest
1% holds 58% on Indian wealth. Less than 67% of the Indian family live with
less than₹10,000 of month.
2014
C. Rangarajan Panel by Modi govt. come up with the suggestion that those
who are able to spend ₹32 in rural and ₹47 in urban location or day are not
poor. According to this, 29.5% are poor or below poverty line.
Global
hunger index survey, conducted in 2017, India is in 100th rank of 119
countries. All these statistics are significant for understanding of the Dalits
status in India.
Indian
society is an unequal society.
Dalit
understanding of development is holistic in nature. Which means, development
must touch every aspect of human lives. It is also development of every aspects
of every section of the society in different dimension to all people groups.
Felix
Wilfred, argues that for Dalit development means the
development for social and economic capital. Majority of Dalits are socially
and economically poor.
S.
Lourdu Swami, dalit development means dalit
empowerment, empower Dalits with their right.
Jignesh
Mewani, Dalit social justice and economic justice are
equal components of their development.
Proposals
for Dalit development
1. Quality education
2. Human development
3. Skills development
Dalit
understanding of ecological crisis
M.C.
Raj,
two of his books Dalitology and Dalithink also gives first picture of
ecological crisis.
Dalit
are eco people, they considered Earth is the mother because of the source of
live giving energy, but dalit do not worship but they honor earth. We are the
people of this earth. We come from earth and we will go back to Earth. Since
dalit are part of this earth, Dalits maintain a significant relationship with
the earth. Land is not a matter to be possessed by individual or community. But
it is a relationship. This land is full of life, human beings are not superior
to plants and the animals. Earth is eternal matter. Dalit aims to build up
earth centred humanity not human centred earth. The ecological crisis is
because of the violation of Dalit view on nature. This poor dalit are the
primary victims of this ecological crisis because majority of Dalit depends on
nature for their livelihood.
Dalit
perspectives on Patriarchy
The
term patriarchy comes from the two greek words, patre- father and arche - rule,
so it is the rule of father.
It
is the social system of father reign , the house runs and control property and
make decision. The term father is male social system.
Uma
Chakravarty patriarchy is shaped by caste system.
The lower caste women faces higher discrimination than higher caste women
because of caste not only gender. The lower caste women face not by own men but
also others men.
Sharmila
Rege,
argues that both upper caste and lower caste are subjected to the controls and
violence of patriarchy. Lower caste women face more discrimination in the
society.
According
to M.C. Raj, dalit community promotes women centre life and leadership.
Both husband and wife share the work at home and works place. Both equally face
discrimination. M.C.Raj was counter by two Dalit scholars by strong that
patriarchy also exist among the Dalit community. Ruth Manorama argues
that dalit women are thrice alienated, Bhave says dalit are alienated within
the dalit community. Domestic violence, sexual harassment are also exist among
the reality community.
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