THE BRAWL AGAINST PREJUDICE

Abstract

Systematic discrimination takes place across the globe against numerous marginal groups.  An article in the Caravan authored by Suraj Yengde seeks to introspect the seeming similarities and dissimilarities between the struggles of Blacks and Dalits. The Blacks and Dalit communities have from decades not only been deprived of education and job opportunities but also have been treated indifferently as lesser people. Their struggles were revitalized and given a great push by revolutionaries such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Dr. B.R Ambedkar, their work, struggles and opinions of the movements. The Dalit panthers, inspired by the Black panthers had a huge role in aiding, volunteering the lower castes and revolting against caste-based atrocities.  This paper seeks to explore the origins of caste domination and how the movements of race and caste are similar and different, from a sociological and legal lens. The current pace at which India is tackling Caste barriers and the opportunities handed over to people of different castes is questioned with the help of several surveys conducted since 1990. . Is a system invented to cater to casteist and elitist regimes still relevant after several decades? The United Nations Charters and policies adopted by several countries and the groundwork execution of them, Is a system favoring people of one ethnicity over others still pertinent after globalization and togetherness? If we keep in mind the intersectional feminisms, LQBTQ activism and advocates against religious hostilities, we find how often they over lap and how there is a vast difference in public approach to them.