At the third edition of Kerala Literature Festival Gouridasan Nair was in conversation with Kancha Ilaiah on the topic ‘Being a dalit In India’. The session was attended by hundreds flooding the stage space. Kancha openly talked about what it is being a dalit in India. He compared the condition with that of a buffalo in India explaining much of the country drinks buffalo milk but buffalo is not a sacred animal in the Government definition while cow is, Just like that dalits contribute much to the production of the country yet not considered but targeted.
He also opined that Shashi Tharoor doesn’t know India at all; Tharoor doesn’t know Indian productive life at all but only know Indian Brahmin life.
Watch the complete session here: