A Critical Analysis on Status of Dalit Women in India

Abstract: Dalit women in India have kept quiet for decades and have done so since a very long time ago. They have watched as quiet bystanders as they were exploited, oppressed, and subjected to brutality. They are powerless over their own lives, earnings; They experience hunger, malnutrition, infections, physical and mental torture, rape, illiteracy, poor health, unemployment, insecurity, and other types of brutality, exploitation, and oppression. Their lives have been rendered a living hell by the combined forces, casteism, and patriarchy. The vast majority of them endure the most precarious living situations. They are still residing in the dark ages despite living in the contemporary and post-modern eras. Caste has been crucial in bringing up issues pertaining to women who are more marginalized, specifically Dalit women. Women from lower castes have reduced access to public forums in highly hierarchical societies, which is exacerbated by their gender. The feudal lords, the elites who are not free from caste prejudice, continue to colonize the Dalits and the marginalized.