Cultural Change — Sociology STD 12 Humanities — Question

Kumud Pawade's in her autobiography recounts how a Dalit woman became a Sanskrit teacher. As a student, she is drawn towards the study of Sanskrit, perhaps because it is the means through which she can break into a field that was not possible for her to enter on grounds of gender and caste. She was drawn towards it because it would enable her to read in the original what the texts have to say about woman and the Dalits. As she proceeds with her studies she meets with varied reactions ranging from surprise to hostility from guarded acceptance to brutal rejection.