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Processing of Dalit Liberation Discourse!!! For Reimaging Dalit Face

S. Lourdunathan, nathanlourdu1960@gmail.com

Hindu Approaches

Karma Transmigration Approach: Ones Karma as Dalit is predetermined yet Do Good

next Birth is better hence no social question.

Bajanai (Bhakti) Appraoch: As a form resistance to Caste differences (role of Bhakti

movements) ( Indian Mediavlism)

Reformist Approach: Cleansing of Untouchability yet Retaining Casteism as Indian Social

Order. E.g. Gandhian approachArya samaj, Brahma samaj, Theosophical society etc

Sanskritization Approach: Rejection of Casteism by either Upward mobilization

Hinduization Approach: BJP and Beaware of BJP types

Christian Approaches (Dalit Domestification & Mystification)

Amen Approach or Pongal (padayal) Apporach: Let us Pray for the Poor and Dalits,

involving Dalit coloured ceremonies and rituals inside the all-ready establised forms of

Worship.

Alleluiah (Evangelical) Approach :Two Tier Strategy - Cross-Model Church convinently

accomodated the Focus-Fixation of the converts to christianity,

Catehetical Approach: (Missionary Agenda) Trained groups of School Teaching Personnals

to serve as life long Servitude Catehists for the local community life long without any

payment attitude

Bone-Dog Approach:(Vocation & Appointment Approach): Select group of Dalits not only

bec they are Dalits but they are vulnerably qualified vocationalised to Priesthood or some

careers like clerks and Clerks cum teachers (now Professors) kept under Domestication in

gratitude.

Ectra-territoral or Heavenly Approach:Blessed are those who suffer for they will inherit

the Kingdom of God types

Kalyana Mahal (Diocesian Multipurpose) Approach:

o Inclusive of Dalit question, heavily backed by Project Funds Left over to Lazar-

satisfaction - possibly some Dalit Priests appointed in commission\director role-play

o Indianization, inculturation dialogue types.

Kulir Kala Appraoch (Reservationism):Establishing the plight of Dalit Christians on par

with that of the so called scheducled caste within the Hindu fold and embarking upon chairty

and\or developmental approaches to the question Dalit Chrisitan Liberation. E.g. ChristianChurch Approach (Reservationism Plight but only represented by a handful of Priestly Dalits

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Extra - Scriptural Approach: Theologically and biblically signifiying the Dalits with

referenct to Biblical Narratives like Exodus of Isralites and Gospel ethics; - Sort of Textual

Contextual Hermenutics to respond to Dalit Christian Question, Discovering Jesus as Dalit

Theology mostly ends up at Pulpit Scholarship.

Secular Approaches

Class Approach: Centralizing the Problem of Economic exploitation (Class Issue)

persuming Class struggle will eventually erase casteism. E.g. Orthodox Marxian approach

Upper Middle Class Discourse: Augumenting for Caste-free society without specifically

touching the Dalit Issue e.g. DK movements, EVR

Between Tradition & Modernity Approach: Annihilation of Casteism, on the grounds of

Modernity Discourse and affliating to Interpretative Buddhism. E.g. Ambedkar s Approach

Democracy approach: Exclusive reaction and rejection to the social practice ofdehumanising casteism based on the principles of modernity like democracy, Secularism,

equality, Justice

Project Approachof NOGs (often named People-based Approach)Development based

Dalit is the ever inflow of Das Capital

Dalit Party Approach: Rejection of Casteism by Retaining Dalit Identiy throu Political

Representation and Participation Party Seat Bargain-begging between the Sun (DMK) &

Moon (JJ)

Dead Snake Beat Approach:Criticism of vedic narratives especially of that of Purusasuktaand its allied moral scheme calledPurusarthanamelyvarnasharamadharma

Human Rights Watch Approach: Perceiving and Placing, Lobbying Dalit problem as

legal a issue to be filed in Courts, Contested with, Proved aganist/for and Protected in favour

of, simulteneously placing the Dalit issue as a Human Rights Programme of Action

accompanied by Reservationism as a remedial meaure in terms of Dalit Development on the

touchsotne National and International Legalism. E.g. Human Rights Legal Approach

Technocratic (Salesmen) Approach:Empowerment thru Engineering programmes to be

subdued in the market-economy

Restructuring Knowledge Approach: Dialectical involvement on the patterns of

knowledge that structure Dalit giveness in terms of exclusion or inclusion by specific

modes of Deconstruting and Reconstructing Dalit Discourse in terms of Dalit Arts &

Aesthetics, Dalit social Social Engineering Dalit Dynamics, Dalit History, Dalit Feminism

Dalit Sociology, Dalit Religiom & Spirituality, Dalit Politics, , Dalit literature etc.

Note: Serious no-serious en-roading into these tramples perhaps wud Reimage the Dalit Face

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