Dalit Literature is the impact of Dr Ambedkar’s philosophy with reference to V. T. Rajshekar's 'Caste-A Nation within Nation'

Abstract

V. T. Rajshekar’s book ‘Caste – A Nation within the Nation’ (2007), which shifts his fundamental tone from protest to more serious analysis, is a turning point in his creative career. It explains how particular communities become marginalized within the confines of a nation-state. Even though casteism is implemented in all social institutions, caste is still a contentious subject in India, according to Rajshekar, who starts the book with this assertion. He makes the observation that in order to understand how deeply ingrained casteism is in India, one must look at the institution of marriage. He claims that the newspaper matrimonial pages are blatantly casteist and oppose caste integration, which should logically take place in a democracy. Rajshekar makes the point that knowledge of a country without knowledge of its castes and subcastes is essentially lacking. People, according to him, do not even realize that Indian society is made up of several castes and communities rather than being one cohesive community. Rajshekar claims that the caste system was created as a result of upper caste predominance, which led to rigorous social classification and, ultimately, a structure that may lead to war. He also demonstrates how the constitutional foundation can be used to address the marginalization of some communities within the framework of a nation-state. The book is a blatant allegory of the unethical power struggles in 20th-century India. In order to examine the viewpoint on discrimination of the lower strata of society, this research paper attempts to undertake a close study of Dr. Ambedkar’s work and its influence on literature. He also explains the marginalization of certain communities that happens within the framework of a Nation-state that can be solved by the constitutional base. The novel is a transparent allegory of the dirty power politics of the twentieth-century India. This research paper also tries to make a close reading of Dr. Ambedkar’s work and its impact on literature to assess the view on discrimination of the lower strata of society.