Full Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of caste in contemporary India. With contributions from scholars like Valerian Rodrigues, B.B. Mohanty, Surinder Jodhka, and Anand Teltumbde, it discusses wide-ranging themes like the trajectory of caste in post-independence India; Dalits and cultural identity; the paradox of being a Dalit woman; caste violence and social mobility; Ambedkar's quest for the right of social equality; social security for the inclusive development of Dalits; discrimination and exclusion of Dalits in education; and Dalit merit and institutional injustice, and presents an overview of the struggles for distributive justice in India.
This volume will be of importance to scholars and researchers of Dalit studies, social justice, exclusion studies, caste studies, affirmative action, political studies, sociology, social anthropology, and South Asian politics.
Contents
Introduction - N Sukumar and Paul D'Souza. Part I: The Trajectory of Caste in Post Independent India. 1. A Critique of Right Based Policies on Justice - Ambrose Pinto 2. Dalits and Cultural Identity: Ambedkar's Prevarications on the Question of Culture- Valerian Rodrigues 3. Ambedkar's Quest for Social and Economic Democracy- Pradyumna Bag Part II: Dalit Culture and Identity 4. Dalit Culture: A Perspective from Below- Raj Kumar 5. Human Rights and the Subordinated People - A Cross Cultural Study of Dalit and Black Life World- Selvaraj Arulnathan 6. The Right to Selfhood: The Paradox of Being a Dalit Woman- Subhadra Mitra Channa Part III: Caste Violence: Movements for Social Mobility 7. Dandora: The Madiga Movement for Equal Identity and Social Justice in A.P.- P. Muthaiah 8. Post-Ambedkar Scheduled Cates' Agitations and Social Exclusion in Andhra Pradesh- K.S. Chalam 9. Caste Conflict and Dalit Identity in Rural Punjab: Significance of Talhan- Prakash Louis and Surinder Jodhka 10. Globalisation: Assessing Impact on the Dalits in India-Anand Teltumbde 11. Panchayati Raj Institutions and Social Inclusion of Dalits- Karunakar Singh 12. Discrimination and Exclusion in Education: A Perspective from Below- Paul D'Souza and Teena Anil 13. Dalit Merit and Institutional Injustice: A Case Study- N. Sukumar and Shailaja Menon. Index
