Dalit entrepreneurs argue capitalism erodes caste more effectively than activism can.

Evidence

See the interview of Milind Kamble, chairman of DICCI, and Chandra Bhan Prasad, mentor to DICCI, in The Indian Express, 11 June 2013: “Capitalism is changing caste much faster than any human being. Dalits should look at capitalism as a crusader against caste.” Available at http://m.indianexpress.com/news/capitalism-is-changing-caste-much-faster-than-any-human-being.-dalits-should-look-at-capitalism-as-a-crusader-against-caste/1127570/. Accessed 20 August 2013. For an analysis of how India’s policies of liberalisation and globalisation since 1990 have actually benefited rural Dalits of Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh and Bulandshahar districts, see Kapur, et al. (2010). — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 479