A Tragic Exit From Social Death
In spite of his continuous victimization, Rohith Vemula did live a life of the mind that militated against the caste of the mind.
In spite of his continuous victimization, Rohith Vemula did live a life of the mind that militated against the caste of the mind.
Would any of the self-righteous, concerned voices have bothered about Rohith Vemula’s life and travails if he had not died so eloquently?
In the end, the system got Rohith Vemula. He died thinking he could not win the caste battle, little knowing that he has started a war.
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Would any of the self-righteous, concerned voices have bothered about Rohith Vemula’s life and travails if he had not died so eloquently?
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The chain of events that led to the death of Rohith Vemula
In the end, the system got Rohith Vemula. He died thinking he could not win the caste battle, little knowing that he has started a war.
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