Intellectual deprivation of Dalits

The question of whether Dalit issues pertain to class or caste has confounded many Dalits.

Over the centuries, the Nepali state has treated Dalits as a sort of an ‘enemy within’ and excessively abused and deprived them into submission. The politics of the deprivation of Dalits, as it may be called, has occurred in at least two forms: Physically limiting their access to their basic needs, including food, water and clothing, and then denying them education, thus crushing their intellect.