The Journey of Caste in India : Voices From Margins

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. 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. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of Contributors 8 Foreword 11 Acknowledgements 14 Introduction 16 Part I The Trajectory of Caste in Post-Independent India 28 Chapter 1 A Critique of Right-Based Policies on Justice 30 Chapter 2 Dalits and Cultural Identity: Ambedkar’s Prevarications on the Question of Culture 40 Chapter 3 Ambedkar’s Quest for Social and Economic Democracy 53 Part II Dalit Culture and Identity 66 Chapter 4 Dalit Culture: A Perspective from Below 68 Chapter 5 Human Rights and the Subordinated People: A Cross-Cultural Study of Dalit and Black Life World 83 Chapter 6 The Right to Selfhood: The Paradox of Being a Dalit Woman 96 Part III Caste Violence: Movements for Social Mobility 108 Chapter 7 Dandora: The Madiga Movement for Equal Identity and Social Justice in Andhra Pradesh 110 Chapter 8 Post-Ambedkar Scheduled Castes’ Agitations and Social Exclusion in Andhra Pradesh 131 Chapter 9 Caste Conflict and Dalit Identity in Rural Punjab: Significance of Talhan 142 Chapter 10 Globalisation: Assessing Impact on the Dalits in India 163 Chapter 11 Panchayati Raj Institutions and Social Inclusion of Dalits 180 Chapter 12 Discrimination and Exclusion in Education: A Perspective from Below 190 Chapter 13 Dalit Merit and Institutional Injustice: A Case Study 206 Index 214 Journey;,India;,dalit;,caste Journey,India,dalit,caste