Dalit Veda Vyasa was Indiaâs first nation builder. He was the child of an inter-caste union In âMakers of Modern Dalit Historyâ, Sudarshan Ramabadran and Guru Prakash Paswan write Veda Vyasaâs achievements show how Dalit communities have helped Hinduism revolutionise and reform. Text Size: A+ A revolutionary reformer, a path-breaking poet, a writer par excellence, a brilliant editor, an inspirational sage who institutionalized teaching with passion and an institution unto himself, Veda Vyasa is one of the central names in Indian spiritual tradition. He can be referred to as âthe first nation builderâ for his creation of the