In the heartland of Vidarbha, caste is not an abstract concept confined to census rolls and political rhetoric. It is a living, breathing architecture that determines who sits where in a village meeting, who draws water first from the common well, and whose children are allowed to dream beyond the boundaries of their birth.
The India Bhimraya project documents this invisible architecture — not as an outsider cataloguing curiosities, but through the eyes of those who navigate its corridors every day. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar once wrote, "Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks. Caste is a notion, it is a state of the mind." This pillar of the documentary seeks to make visible what society has normalized as invisible.
Through intimate portraits, candid conversations, and unflinching observation, the Caste chapter reveals how identity is forged, maintained, and — incrementally — challenged in the villages along the Wainganga river basin.