Ramswaroop Verma has been described as a committed
Ambedkarite. Like all other
Bahujan intellectuals, he also nurtured a different perspective on the Brahmanical literatures and characters like
Ramcharitmanas of
Tulsidas and its lead character, Lord
Rama. There necessarily exists two streams of thoughts on the characters like
Rama and
Krishna in the political circle. While one group of intellectual, the traditional elite, belonging to
Dvija castes classify them as the ideal human beings, the
Bahujan intellectuals consider them as purely mythical characters, crafted in order to keep the lower castes subjugated under the banner of religion. Several ideologues have composed their own version of texts on the literatures like
Ramcharitmanas which identifies lord Rama as a negative character and the protector of hated
Varna System. In his book
Brahmin Mahima Kyo aur Kaise ?, Verma has described the
Ramcharitmanas as a pro-upper caste text written by Brahmins in order to justify their superiority over the other caste groups. Verma had compiled this book from his letters written on various occasions to some of the notable politicians like then
Prime Minister,
Indira Gandhi and the contemporary
Chief Minister of
Uttar Pradesh, who according to him were acting against the
secular feature of
Indian constitution by organising commemoration ceremony of the day of compilation of various
Hindu texts. Verma in his book, has described various verses of the text
Ramcharitmanas, which justifies the superiority of the
Brahmins vis a vis the other caste groups. The book also contains verses in which the castes like
Kewat,
Ahir and
Kalwar are classified as "impure". The Arjak Sangh, an organisation founded by Verma was also active in the obliteration of
Brahminism and the emancipation of downtrodden
Chamars in the several belts of
Uttar Pradesh. It was supported by other organisations working in this field and Verma himself visited several places where the discrimination against the Dalits were recorded. == Books by Ramswaroop Verma ==