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Examining Dalit Defiance and Solidarity against RSS’ Hindu Nationalism in Bhanwar Meghwashi’s Memoir I Could Not Be Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in the RSS

Author(s) Prakash Dhule, Dr. Grishma Khobragade
Country India
Abstract Indian society often represented as ‘homogeneous Hindu society’ through different Brahmanical hegemonic narratives. These portrayals consciously ignores Dalit counter-culture historical records. Despite of modern development, scientific advancements and democratic progress, the norms of caste hierarchy, discriminations, exploitations and the concept of ‘pollution’ are still evident in Brahmanical Hinduism. The caste norms are carried on through different religious sects, new incarnations of certain gods, cultural organizational set up and by way of sacred rituals of Vedic religion. The notion of pollution strictly followed against the Dalit which include women, backward caste, untouchables and Adivasis.
The paper critically examines Dalit defiance and solidarity in response to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) Hindu nationalism in Bhanwar Meghwashi's memoir, I Could Not Be Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in the RSS (2020). The analysis explores manifestations of RSS Hindu Nationalism and Dalits personal and collective defiance and solidarity emphasizing forms of resistance ranging from overt protest to subtle everyday refusal of RSS nationalistic narratives. Employing Culture studies and Dalit studies lenses, the paper evaluates how memoir exposed RSS claim of ‘uniform Hindu identity’ that often perpetuates caste exclusion under the guise of Hindu unity. Furthermore, it investigates how Dalits personal as well as collective actions and works help to foster community togetherness and political mobilization to expose Brahmanical notion of ‘harmony and Hindu unity’.
Keywords RSS, Hindu Nationalism, Caste, Dalits, Defiance, Solidarity etc.
Field Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-11
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