CASTE, GENDER, AND PEDAGOGY:PERCEPTION OF DALIT STUDENTS INRURAL INDIA

The dropout rate of Dalit students s in Maharashtrastate, especially girls, is steadily increasing. Therefore, it is important to understand the caste and gender relationship in the education system in India. On that basis, I introduce the pedagogy of that caste and gender as a method of teaching in the classroom. As a Dalit feminist,I am looking at the Dalit student perceptions regarding classrooms in rural India.The roots of this discourse are found in Paulo Freres explanation of the method of teaching Pedagogy of the Oppressed. The research presented is the result of experiences dealing with such contradictions and the development of a discussion of the caste and gender pedagogy of conflicting oppressive practices in the classroom. The first section of the researchpaper discusses pedagogy and the concept of Caste conflict and gender inequality in a rural school. In the second section, the perception of Dalit students about the Indian education system and its outline, the discourse focuses on caste building. The last section discusses the possibilities to create a pedagogy method of such gender and caste in school practices with the help of narratives of Dalit students.