ABSTRACT
Dalit studies often elevate discussion around the ideological impact of the caste system and its sociological consequences and evade the mundane, ordinary flow of life in Dalit communities. This chapter focuses on the social construction of the Dalit Christian identity and its complexity. In the light of Dalit Christian identity formation, the notion of belonging and locatedness is expressed in their mundane lives through routine transactions within the community. In Dalit Christian communities', conversion to Christianity, which began nearly a century ago, has facilitated a process of reconstituting and reclaiming a new identity. A common response from Dalit Christian communities when asked about their past was that they had little knowledge of their past. Members within the Christian Dalit community pick and choose their points of belonging and operate from different positions without necessarily having any internal conflict.
