• Dr. K.V.N. Raju

They do not have control over their own bodies, earnings, and lives. Instead, somebody else controls them. The extreme expression of violence, exploitation, and oppression against them is visible in forms of hunger, malnutrition, diseases, physical and mental torture, rape, illiteracy, ill-health, unemployment, insecurity and inhuman treatment. The collective forces and the effect of Feudalism, casteism, and patriarchy have made their lives a living hell. An overwhelming majority of them live under the most precarious conditions. In the present age of modernism and post-modernism they are still living in the dark age of savagery. Caste has played an instrumental role in raising issues related to the more marginalized among women i.e. Dali women. In a highly hierarchical society, women belonging to the lower castes have lesser access to public fore, which is compounded by their gender. Therefore, the status of women cannot be defined easily. Political power in this country has, for long, been the monopoly of a few dominant upper caste men who think that they are made to rule, which merely deprived the downtrodden or the lower people of the changes for betterment in which the condition of Dalit women is insignificant and very pitiable. This clearly reflects or shows the degree of inequalities existing in the society. The upper caste women leaders, who enjoyed power, have also neglected the downtrodden women and did not care about them and did not try to improve their social, economic and political status. But they must have played an important role in forming the social programmes, legislations for the welfare of women. It is regrettable and unfortunate for Dalit women to be neglected in considering their share in the active politics and their potential in the national development process. In politics, the organizational structures, leadership and sharing of power in government are mostly dominated by men. Money and caste are important factors which play the main role in Indian politics. Women participation in the political process is central to their struggle against oppression.

Dalit, Oppression, Status, Etc.

"STATUS OF DALIT WOMEN IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.g687-g693, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310577.pdf

"STATUS OF DALIT WOMEN IN INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. ppg687-g693, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310577.pdf