The Dalit position has often been relegated to the dilemma of ‘metaphysical futurism’, that is, whether Dalits are to live in the future or be permanently fixed to the historical registers of India’s past. The unseen future is sold as a promise. The future for the dispossessed acts as hope. The hope for Dalits is not of abundance. Time acts as a perception of the lived reality. Historical records show that their being is not considered as precious as that of others. This has a bearing on the making of the future. The present is a randomly arranged accident for Dalits to imagine themselves
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