Foto: cortesía de Himanshu Singh Gurjar, en unsplash.com   International Conference "Gender Narratives and Young Adult Discourses: A Contemporary Perspective" on 30-31 March 2023 - India Abstract In this paper, I delve into the complexities of social exclusion and marginalization experienced by the Dalits in India. These communities face numerous socio-cultural and economic challenges, compounded by casteist discrimination in their respective societies. Drawing from the work of esteemed theorists such as Sukhdeo Thorat, Rene Lenoir, Guillermo Perry, Anibal Quijano, and Gonzales Casanova of DESAL, I aim to shed li ...