Question

Discuss the feature of dalit movement during 1950-1960

Answer 1

The main issues in this movement is the problem of un touchabilityThey introduced this movement for maintaining or increasing reservations in political offices, government jobs and welfare programs.This movement can be classified into reformative and alternative movementsIn reformative movements: thefocus was to reform the castesystem to solve the problem of untouchability.In alternative movements: Thepurpose was to create an alternative socio-cultural structure by conversion to some other religion or by acquiring education, economic status and political power.This movements was dominated by the middle class. and this movement had been successful in building pressure on the ruling classes.