REFLECTION OF CASTE POLITICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN NISHKASAN BY DOODHNATH SINGH
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v5.i6.2024.6175Keywords:
Institutions of Higher Education, Caste Politics, Exclusion of Dalit Students, Harassment and Exploitation on CampusAbstract [English]
The present study explores the caste politics and exploitation of Dalit students especially Dalit women in the institutions of higher education. The paper examines the struggle of Dalit girl student for self- respect and survival. The research questions guiding this study are: How does caste operate on educational campus? Does caste identity determine and influence the behavior of upper caste teachers towards Dalit students in higher education? How a Dalit girl student is treated in academy? Do the highly educated professors practice casteism in universities? To seek answer to these question, Doodhnath Singh’s novel Nishkasan has been selected for the study. The novel will be analyzed from postcolonial perspective. The study shows pitiable plight of Dalit students who succumb to system and commit suicide. It shows how Dalit students are harassed and exploited due to caste identity. It also reveals the casteism prevalent in the higher educational institutions and the conservative mentality of the upper caste professors in post-independence India.
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