Breaking “Rooster Coop” as Metaphor of False Liberation: An Ambedkarite Reading of The White Tiger
The present paper examines The White Tiger as a story of Balram Halwai, who apparently claims to have broken free from the caste and class trap as a successful entrepreneur. An Ambedkarite reading of this social mobility to entrepreneurship reveals that, despite being rich, one cannot lose caste and class orientations....