The New Contours of Identity Politics: Saffron Mobilization of Dalit and Backward Caste in Uttar Pradesh

Singh, Shilp Shikha

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“…Similar patterns of activism can be observed in Sivakami and Bama’s narratives, where experiences of the exploited sections of society are problematized and shaped into being by the act of ‘speaking for oneself’ (Singh, 2015, p. 32). Dalit narratives advocate Dalit issues and activism ‘involves advocacy ’ (Taib, 2006, n.d.) where advocacy is ‘the act of translating private problems into social issues’ (Taib, 2006, n.d.).…”

Section: Activism In and Through Contentmentioning

confidence: 54%

Transformation From Aesthetics to Activism: An Analysis of Select Dalit Women Personal Narratives

Simon

2021

Contemporary Voice of Dalit

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Dalit resistance gained prominence in postcolonial India through Dalit literature, with Dalit life writing emerging as a significant way to address ongoing problems and issues faced by Dalit communities. Dalit personal narratives are not mere reflections into the past but lived experiences with a timely and current sociological base. Dalit narratives have become a platform for social and political activism against various hegemonic discourses that otherwise exclude the experiences of the Dalit population. Moreover, Dalit women suffer many layers of oppression and violence, and there is a necessity to understand the intersectionality of Dalit women’s realities. Hence this article analyses select personal narratives of two Dalit women writers: P. Sivakami’s The Grip of Change ([1989] 2006) and ₹Author’s Notes: Gowri’ ([1999] 2006); and Bama’s Karukku ([1992] 2005). The ₹Author’s Notes: Gowri’ is a reflection on The Grip of Change and the two narratives are collectively referred to as The Grip of Change. This article attempts to understand the extent to which Dalit personal narratives transform from aesthetics to activism. This article analyses the narrative technique and form used in the narratives and explores how the narratives expose embodied issues to foster activism in and through the content.

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Section: Activism In and Through Contentmentioning

confidence: 54%

Transformation From Aesthetics to Activism: An Analysis of Select Dalit Women Personal Narratives

Simon

2021

Contemporary Voice of Dalit

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“…Those who examine politics in UP for long have adopted the framework of identity politics (Jha 2021;Pai & Kumar 2018;Singh 2022;Tiwari 2014). Post 2014 repeated wins of Hindutva forces and recent developments have been explained as 'neo Hindutva' (Anderson & Longkumer 2018), others have explained it as "the new hegemony" resulting from "conflation between nationalism and Hindutva" (Palshikar 2017).…”

Section: Memory Caste and Politics In Upmentioning

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The Promise of Memory: Politics of Memory and Caste Inequality in Collective Memory Consolidation

Choudhary

2024

J-CASTE

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In the generic description of Indian society, the question of memory is about passive recollection of past. But in the caste-system based Indian experience, memory is also an active source of transforming one’s condition in the present and reshaping the understanding of past. Based on the fieldwork conducted on the sites of important Dalit monuments in Uttar Pradesh with a focus on the process of memory consolidation in individual and collective entities, the role of memory in mobilization of political narratives and inter-group inequality is examined. The core argument is that Dalits are unequally placed as an entity in the caste-based memory structure of collective memory; this unequal placement of Dalits is carefully constructed and mobilized by the dominant castes. In the anti-caste struggle of Dalits, collective memory consolidation has played a vital role in ideologically creating counter-memories to challenge the Hindutva meta-narratives. Yet, there continues shaping of collective memory of Dalits by dominant castes by appropriating Dalit icons. Thus, the collective memory of creating an integrated Hindu identity as the only source of identifying with the past recently has led to the marginalization of Dalits’ collective memory. Overall, this article highlights the role of collective memory for a meaningful understanding of the caste politics.

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“…Identity politics acquired a new form in this massive upsurge of BJP (Singh, 2022). The two parties that championed the cause of identity politics declined substantially, succumbing to their weakness.…”

Section: Political Representation and Hindutvamentioning

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What Lies Beneath the Successes of Hindutva: Reading the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022

Trivedi

Singh

2022

Studies in Indian Politics

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What explains the success of the Bhartiya Janta Party in the 18th Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha election? Hindutva gets the due credit but the socio-political dynamics beneath Hindutva is often sidelined in political discussions. What makes Hindutva appealing? Is Hindutva a fixed ideology or an ever-evolving one? How does Hindutva correspond with the lived realities of people? How does Hindutva plug the alternative discourse of Social Justice? How does Hindutva redefine Dalit politics? While exploring these questions, the article seeks to shift the discourse from the site of culture-identity-ideology to the site of social and political-economic changes. While tracking the trajectory and nature of Hindutva politics, the article also indicates some of the trends that emerged during this election. Based on qualitative data, the article argues that it was essentially the dynamic nature of Hindutva that outwitted social justice politics.

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The New Contours of Identity Politics: Saffron Mobilization of Dalit and Backward Caste in Uttar Pradesh

Cited by 4 publications

References 4 publications

Transformation From Aesthetics to Activism: An Analysis of Select Dalit Women Personal Narratives

Transformation From Aesthetics to Activism: An Analysis of Select Dalit Women Personal Narratives

The Promise of Memory: Politics of Memory and Caste Inequality in Collective Memory Consolidation

What Lies Beneath the Successes of Hindutva: Reading the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022

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