Dalit Struggle for Social Justice: A Study of Hoshiarpur

Abstract

The worst word in this world is exploitation. Because exploitation is the hardest to bearbe it any country, if exploitation is taking place in the society of that country, then nothing can be a bigger shame for that nation. The form, size and method of exploitation may be different in different countries but today the whole world is its victim. Like with the monarchy, there is social discrimination with the caste system and elsewhere religion and community are being exploited. Different scholars raised their voice against this exploitation in different countries. Which also became the reason for the repression of the exploiters.
If we talk about a vast country like India, where exploitation has become a practice of the society.They custom that people have been following for thousands of years.It is not that voice has not been raised against this exploitation in India. Many scholars of India raised their voice against exploitation, if we talk about Punjab then there is a district of Punjab Hoshiarpur where many scholars were born who raised their voice against Dalit exploited society in India society. Hoshiarpur is the only district in Punjab which is known as the land of Dalit reformer. Because many Dalit reformer scholars were born in this land. There are many scholars in this whose work known from that land. Where BabuMangu Ram gave a new religion to the Dalits by establishing the Ad-Dharma. By establishing the Santram B.A. JatpatTodakMandal, he inflicted a severe blow on the Indian caste system. ChaudharyHazara Ram Piplawala gave ShriAd PrakashGranth to Dalits Society. BabuHanrajPremGadhia went from Village to Village in Punjab and Created a new awakening among the Dalits and inspired them to educate their children. The birth place of BabuKanshi Ram is undoubtedly Ropar but the land of work is Hoshiarpur. Staying here, he created a new consciousness among Dalits, spead education among Dalitsand awareness about their rights. He awakened the people of Hoshiarpur so much that in the 1996 LokSabha elections. He became the MP here. How a long line a Dalit reform scholars of Hoshiarpur district is seen.