Question

According to the information available in the passage, the writer attributes the prevalence of representation of Dalits by non-Dalits in literature, art and media to:

• A. The nationalist understanding of Indian history
• B. Marginalization of B.R.Ambedkar from nationalist movement
• C. The anti-reservation discourse
• D. Brahminical control over cultural production

Answer 1

The correct option is D Brahminical control over cultural production

The expression, 'But even though it has not necessarily enjoyed the support of numbers we must engage with what Dalits are writing-not simply for reasons of authenticity or as a concession to identity politics....' clearly points out option (c), engagement with Dalits is necessary only because such engagemnt affirms the importance of identity politics.