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In this episode, Mexie talks with Dalit anti-caste and anti-speciesist activist, Prateek Kumar, about life as a Dalit in India. We discuss how the caste system operates, how casteism and speciesism are interlinked and how this affects both lower caste people and animals, and how things have changed and worsened under Modi’s Hindu nationalist regime. We end by discussing the potential for revolution here, and what comrades in the Global North can do to help amplify Dalit voices.
Sources and Links
- Prateek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polycycloid_polysemous/
- Prateek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deadwallflower/
- Prateek Kumar, Casteism In India Puts Both Humans And Animals Through Horrific Torture: https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/01/interconnecting-casteism-and-speciesism/
- Suraj Yengde, Caste Matters: https://penguin.co.in/book/caste-matters/
- B.R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2150-annihilation-of-caste
- Yashica Dutt, Coming Out as Dalit: http://www.alephbookcompany.com/book/coming-out-as-dalit/
- Bojja Thakaram, Mahad: The March That’s Launched Everyday: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43154698-mahad
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