The canvass of Daniel Gnanasekaran affectionately called by many as Dalit Iyyah was vast, and the issues discussed by contributors in this volume are a modest attempt mirroring Dalit pastoral praxis. This volume, besides reflecting and representing the theoretical issues, by and large at prospect that confronts the substantive predicaments and momentous issues that looms at large, resonate and reflect his pastoral vocation he was engaged (congregations) and worked as a Dalit activist (Dalit communities); it also attempts to capture his position on issues that the Dalit communities faces in their day-to-day existence.

Besides, Daniel Gnanasekaran’s perspective, integrating the text (Bible), the context, and Dalit polity are taken up by various contributors. Daniel Gnanasekaran in retrospect are ecclesia and Dalits’ terrains at prospect that confronts the substantive predicaments and momentous problems such as caste and annihilation of Dalits that beset India in the present, closely and critically, while navigating a trajectory of social transformation. This volume on Dalit Daniel Gnanasekaran’s organic intellectualism and Dalit pragmatism would provide a valuable resource to the students and researchers as well as those engaged in pastoral vocation and Dalit liberation.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements

1. Rev. Dalit Gnanasekaran: An Organic Intellectual and His Relevance To Dalit Theology
    D. Manohar Chandra Prasad

2. Dalit Daniel Gnanasekaran: Trajectories of Theological Journey
    Daulton Manasseh

3. Lovable Legend: Christian Daniel Gnanasekaran 1955-2019
    Christopher Jebaraj. J

4. Peel The Layers: Hierarichus and Gradations Amongst Christian Dalits Impedes or Augurs Dalit Theologies
   Indukuri John Mohan Razu

5. Rebelliousness As Dalit Spirituality: A Daily Endeavour
    Christy Gnanadasan

6. A Probe into the Dynamics of Dalit Mind and Dalit Consciousness
    Indukuri John Mohan Razu

7. Re-Visiting the Problems and Prospects of Dalit Theology: Re-Reading from Post-Modern Perspective
   Graceson Pavei Ngade

8. Casteist, Not Casteist and Anti-Casteist: Ripping Inherent Contraictions and Unfolding New Horizons
   Indukuri John Mohan Razu

9. Cursory Notes on Iyothee Tass
    Indukuri John Mohan Razu

10. Dalit Theology: A Theology of Survivors Beyond Pain and Pathos Resisting Empire
     Sigamoney Shakespeare

11. Ezekiel: Religio-Cultural Critique of Purity and Pollution – A Challenge to Dalit Theology of Resistence
     D. Manohar Chandra Prasad

Profile of Contributors

Professor Dr. I. John Mohan Razu, taught Christian social ethics in theological colleges in India, namely UTC, Bengaluru, and CTC, Mokokchung, Nagaland, and also worked as a research coordinator at Indian Social Institute (ISI), Bengaluru. He also taught in areas that cover church and society and contextual theologies. He has extensively lectured nationally and internationally on a number of topics such as Dalit theology, issues that cover ethical concerns, human rights and political economy. Prolific writer having authored and edited a number of books. He regularly contributes articles to two newspapers Nagaland Post and Morung Expresses. Currently, he is engaged with ACTS Academy of Higher Education, Bengaluru, as a Consultant and Research Fellow, Bengaluru.