Diasporic Alienation within Caste: Reading Brahminical Power in Phule's Gulamgiri

paper examines Brahminical dominance over farmers and lower castes in Indian society through the lens of diasporic alienation. Caste hierarchies, deeply entrenched in social structures, have historically displaced marginalized communities into a state of internal exile and alienated within their own homeland despite geographical rootedness. Such dominance perpetuates inequality and injustice, producing a condition akin to diaspora where belonging is fractured and identity suppressed. Jotirao Phule’s Gulamgiri offers a radical critique of this oppression, foregrounding education as a liberatory remedy.