Ashok Vijaydashmi to Dhola — National archives, central libraries failed Dalit-Bahujan history

Kalyani, K (2021) Ashok Vijaydashmi to Dhola — National archives, central libraries failed Dalit-Bahujan history. The Print.

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Abstract

Dalit-Bahujan history is marked by absence and exclusion from the mainstream historiographic writings. National archives and central university libraries in India have failed to record Dalit-Bahujan experiences or their cultural nuances. This lack of formal documentation has meant that much of the Dalit-Bahujan culture and history survives only through oral narratives, passed down from one generation to another through story-telling, ethnographies, myths, and folklore. Engaging with these oral repositories takes us beyond the existing notions about India’s marginalised communities and the Brahminical and Eurocentric biases inherent in them.

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Authors:	Kalyani, K
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Brahminism, Caste Discrimination, Dalit Bahujan, Emperor Ashoka, Eurocentric History, Indian History, Oral History
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5500
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