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What are the implications of studying Dr Ambedkar\u2019s texts in an Indian public university? What are the multiple forms of violence that caste thrives on, and how are these contested? What is the importance of naming, particularly the use of the terms "Harijan," "Scheduled Caste" and "Dalit"?

These are a few of the questions that Parthasarathi Muthukkaruppan explores on this week's episode of Research Radio. Dr Muthukkaruppan teaches in the Department of Cultural Studies, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. His research interests include cultural theory, literature, cinema, visual culture and continental philosophy.

We will discuss his EPW article \u201cParamakudi Violence: Against Dalits, Against Politics." We will also explore his articles \u201cCritique of Caste Violence\u201d and \u201cDalit: the making of a political subject\u201d published in Social Scientist and Critical Quarterly respectively.

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