Why non-Dalits’ silence is also violence against Dalits

Often I faced one common question from my friends, seniors, and juniors: why I always write on caste-based discrimination, why not on other issues. They accuse me of being a casteist who always talks or writes about the caste issue. According to them, there is no such scenario as I wrote.

But, unfortunately, the media coverage of caste-based discrimination and its consequences speaks a lot. Generally, within a month, the national media publish around two to three news items about the issue. On the other side, there are many such incidents that are unheard of and unaddressed. More than that, the local leaders and police administration force survivors to stay silent and not to take legal action. Even they threaten the survivors of grave consequences if they initiate the legal process.