Caste, Religion and Lived Experiences - 20th January 2016

Panel Discussion on Caste, Religion and Lived Culture. 20th January 2016
In collaboration with Indian Writers Forum
The Panel discussion was chaired by K.Satchidanandan.
The other panelists/speakers are Bama, Huchangi Prasad and Gopal Guru.
The session has been introduced by VC of Ambedkar University Delhi, Shyam Menon and member of Indian Writers Forum, Gita Hariharan.
Bama is a Tamil writer known for her powerful work on dalit lives. Huchangi Prasad is a journalism student from Davangere who refuses to stop writing about caste despite being attacked by goons. Gopal Guru, who has written extensively on social movements, teaches in JNU, New Delhi.
The talk explores various themes on caste and dalit lives. How do dalits see the form and structure of upper caste religion? How do caste and religion play out in people's lives and in their literatures at a time when the country has seen caste atrocities, as well as growing exclusion of minorities from mainstream life? The panelists discuss these questions and their implications in everyday lives of dalits in India today.