In Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu in the 1820s, boys in schools were categorised as brahman, kshatriya, vaishya, shudra and 'other castes'. Still, more than 30 per cent of the boys in the schools run by the local community were included in the 'other castes'. This means dalits had access to schools. This is exactly what Gandhi did and how he empowered millions of exploited Indians. Indians in South America Gandhi.
Empowerment follows from believing in oneself, in one s family, in one s heritage.
This has been the lesson of history in all societies. Unfortunately, by denouncing their belief systems, left intellectuals help their exploitation. No wonder, left ideologies have never acquired mass base inspite of their writer's virtual chorus that they are for the masses. Nor have they played any meaningful part in helping the poor and exploited to unshackle their exploitation. India s struggle to gain independence from its colonial British rule.