![]() ![]() Bhim Rao Ambedkar has been indispensable in the Dalit movement. Reasons Behind Ambedkar Being The Subject Of Most Dalit Music Most of the songs of these genres are dedicated to Ambedkar and so, are also called Ambedkarite music by many. The most popular sub genres of Dalit music has been Bhim Rap (Bhim for Bhim Rao Ambedkar), Dalit Pop, Chamar Pop, Dalit Rock to start with. ![]() Dalit music has since been getting popular for being lyrically and visually impactful. Naturally, it didn’t take long for the Dalit movement to take this route of protesting as well, as they finally got fed up of starting last in the race. Protest music has proved that cultural activism is a weapon of the wise. Turning music into a peaceful way of protesting has been a way of breaking barriers since long in India. Not being able to live through the unjustified horrific violent behaviour anymore, beginning from murders and rapes, to social discrimination, they are fighting their way to the forefront and demanding their basic fundamental rights through different forms of artistic expressions. They have been called and treated as the ‘untouchables’ for years, and the poor treatment is still very much prevalent even now in modern India. Since then to the present day, Dalits have arguably been the most tortured section of people. The philosophy of it was first introduced in Manusmriti, a Hindu text that is considered sacred, existing since the secondary century BCE. The caste system is a long standing structure of discrimination in India. ![]()
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