BY Pirbhu Lal
Satyani
In this
Urdu book titled Hamey bhi Jeene do, Published by Asar Publications, Lahore,
2005, Prabhu Lal Satyani, has documented the plight of dalit Hindus in Pakistan.
He says that a large number of dalit Hindus live in Sindh and South Punjab. To
retain their supremacy, the pandits and the leaders divided the society and
pushed dalits to the bottom of the social heirarchy. Not only has religious
extremism affected them but also the state has neglected them.
In the second section of this book, the author describes how the number
of Pakistani Dalits (whom he still calls “untouchable”) is declining. But, he
says, the reason for this is not so much their migration to India, as is the
case with upper caste Hindus, but forcible conversion to Islam. Some Dalits, he
says, also convert out of greed, for the sake of better jobs and perks.
BY Pirbhu Lal
Satyani
In this
Urdu book titled Hamey bhi Jeene do, Published by Asar Publications, Lahore,
2005, Prabhu Lal Satyani, has documented the plight of dalit Hindus in Pakistan.
He says that a large number of dalit Hindus live in Sindh and South Punjab. To
retain their supremacy, the pandits and the leaders divided the society and
pushed dalits to the bottom of the social heirarchy. Not only has religious
extremism affected them but also the state has neglected them.
In the second section of this book, the author describes how the number
of Pakistani Dalits (whom he still calls “untouchable”) is declining. But, he
says, the reason for this is not so much their migration to India, as is the
case with upper caste Hindus, but forcible conversion to Islam. Some Dalits, he
says, also convert out of greed, for the sake of better jobs and perks.
Pirbhu
Lal Satyani is a
Pakistani Hindu social activist based in
Lahore.
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