Untouchable

Bakha is a a character in Untouchable who is a Bhangi. Bhangis are the lowest of the low in the Hindu hierarchy because they are given the job of cleaning the latrins and sweeping the streets. Consequenlty this job creates a lack of hygiene. The Hindu's view Bhangis to be impure and filthy . I feel that Bakha attempts (resists) to rise above his caste by westernizing. He does this by dressing like the british whom he admires. He thinks about western education as a form to escaping his social status. Bakha uses the western influence as a way to resist Hindu domination.