Vol. 16, Issue 1, Jul-Dec 2023

Page: 48-57

EXPLORING THE DALIT SELF: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE PHD RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Ritu Singh

Received Date: 2018-02-08

Accepted Date: 2018-03-13

Published Date: 2018-03-22

On the basis of the interviews taken from the research scholars of the University of Delhi from across the Departments, the proposed paper is a humble attempt to understand how the Dalit self asserts itself in the public space like educational institutions to construct and re- constructs its own identity. I argue that self-making is a contested process where self and others are in constant dialogue and Dalit self always try to assert its self-worth

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