Mainstream WeeklyThe most significant aspects of identity construction by the Right Wing/Brahminical Organisations have been deliberate selection of parts of historical stories and mythologies that cast the marginalized sections of Dalit communities as the real anchors of history and then, taking steps towards incorporating these aspects into broader narratives to form the cognitive basis for the socialisation of marginalized sections.
History and Mythology
The BJP-RSS combo reconstructed and retold the stories of lower caste characters within the Hindu mythologies and epics so that the lower caste groups felt dignified and the aspects of injustice done to them by upper-caste groups were deliberately undermined. For instance, the character of Eklavya from the Mahabharata was portrayed as a Dalit who subscribed to the principles of Righteousness (Dharma) and sacrificed his thumb in reverence to his guru Dronacharya. The mythology was retold underplaying the aspect of injustice done by guru-Dronacharya in order to undercut the narratives of Ambedkarite Dalits. It was witnessed how the dramatic folk plays about the Hindu God-King Rama in Uttar Pradesh featured lower-caste groups such as Nishads at the forefront of the myth and celebrated their masculine and ethical qualities much in a similar fashion the BJP presented an