The Casteless Collective is the product of Pa Ranjith’s organisation, Neelam Cultural Centre’s collaboration with Tenma’s label Madras Records. The hip pop track is written and performed by rapper, lyricist and singer Arivarasu Kalainesan, also known as Arivu, who also has an extensive anti-caste music career independently. Their music is a mixture of rap, rock and gaana, a form of Tamil folk. Ambedkar, their first track was called ‘Jai Bheem Anthem’. In an attempt to educate the younger generation about the contributions of Dr. Sargam Mahilaīut topping them in number, the 12 member band called The Casteless Collective is India’s largest political music band. Trained by Sudha Varghese, the person who runs the NGO Nari Gunjan, it’s a 10 member gang. His stand out song ‘Jaati’ is a celebration of the forgotten roles of the oppressed people in making civilization successful in the country India today is.ĭhibra village’s Sargam Mahila is not only just battling casteism but patriarchy as well, with their all-women team who are trained in drums despite facing objection. With lyrics like, “I am the Eklavya of these times, my archery is hip-hop, the words erupting in my mind are turning into arrows ”, he aims to disrupt the social balance that exists relying on the crushing weight of injustice on the Dalits. Sumeet Samos, an English, Hindi and Odia rapper hailing from Orissa believes in the Ambedkar-Phule ideology. She was in fact also dubbed as a Young Voice in Equality and Freedom in Global Media Forum (GMF 2018) in Germany for her work. Her music was so impactful for her community that she is said to have begun a new genre called the ‘Chamar Pop’. She used the word ‘chamar’ that is used to insult their caste as a term of glorifying and uplifting them. Her breakout songs were Fan Baba Sahib Di and Danger Chamar. The chart topper songs mostly honor Baba Saheb by calling him a tiger and a warrior. Ginni Mahi, a 22 year old student of HMV college in Jalandhar, has been making waves in the circuit with her songs, which are essentially odes to Baba Saheb. The rise has been more frequent in recent times, with people resorting to this form of expression from all over the country. There has been a consistent rise of anti-caste Dalit artists in India who believe in protesting through music. Read More: Dissent Arises After Texts From Two Dalit Authors Dropped From DU’s English Honors Syllabus So it’s no wonder that the man who had so much to give to the community, is a hero to the people. He had an extensive role to play in demanding political representation of the backward castes and establishing the reservation system in India. Also known as Baba Saheb, he was a socialist from his heart. He voiced his concern for the protection and safeguard of the Dalit community from the get go. His journey started with writing pieces for periodicals where he was blatant about his intention and carved public opinion about the movement he was trying to champion. Ambedkar has been the face and spokesperson of advocacy for the Dalits. For everyone uninitiated, here’s a run through why.ĭr. 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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