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Caste, Media, and Resistance: Reassessing Ambedkar's Role in India's Public Sphere

Author(s) Dr. Puja Sen
Country India
Abstract This paper reassesses B.R. Ambedkar's profound contributions to India's public sphere through his pioneering media initiatives, drawing inspiration from Jürgen Habermas's frameworks while adapting them to the gritty realities of postcolonial caste hierarchies. I've always been struck by how Ambedkar, a man born into unimaginable untouchability, turned the tide with his own newspapers Mooknayak and Bahishkrit Bharat not just reporting Dalit suffering but igniting a fire of resistance that challenged the Brahminical stranglehold on discourse.
It meticulously analyzes how his bold journalism dismantled caste barriers, giving voice to the silenced and fostering subaltern agency in an era when Dalits were erased from nationalist narratives. Extending this legacy forward, the study explores contemporary Dalit media activism from raw social media campaigns like #DalitLivesMatter to outlets like Dalit Camera revealing how these digital battlegrounds echo Ambedkar's fight against misrepresentation today. Employing critical discourse analysis on archival editorials alongside modern hashtags and videos, this work uncovers media not as a neutral space, but as a fiercely contested arena where marginalized voices claw for visibility amid trolling, algorithmic biases, and elite gatekeeping. In a country still grappling with caste atrocities, Ambedkar's vision reminds us that true public deliberation demands annihilating hierarchy first offering timely insights for scholars, activists, and anyone believing in a more equitable India.
Keywords Media, Bahishkrit, Public Sphere, Caste, Resistance
Field Sociology > Journalism / Media
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-22
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69557
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