The shackles of Sanatan secularism

The political discourse of Nepal has always downplayed the Dalit question.

The communal preparations for the so-called ‘ Vishnu Mahayagya ’ hit the family of Deepak Malik Dom of Aurahi Rural Municipality in Siraha District like a tonne of bricks. His house was demolished, and Dom’s family home was uprooted because Bajrangi Baba—the organiser of the ritual—reportedly declared that the presence and movement of Dalits near the proposed venue of the performance would defile the ritual.