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The Waning Caste System of The Gambia

open access: yesTurkish Academic Research Review
This study examines how caste shapes social relations in The Gambia through the lens of Blalock’s (1967) Group Threat Hypothesis and assesses the extent to which Western education can be credited with addressing caste-related concerns.
Akpojevbe Omasanjuwa
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Socio-Economic Status or Caste? Inequities in Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Many inequities in the coverage of essential interventions in pregnancy, childbirth and newborn and child health, especially those that require contact with the health system, persist within countries.
Gautham, Meenakshi
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On Swami Vivekananda and Caste Prejudice: Ethical Implications of the Experience of Non-Duality

open access: yesReligions
The well-known modern Hindu reformer and pioneer of Vedānta in the West, Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902), based his ethical vision on mysticism: specifically, on the direct experience of non-duality and the ultimate unity and organic interconnectedness of ...
Jeffery D. Long
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Perspectives on Caste and Militant Tamil Nationalism in Sri Lanka: The LTTE and Resistance Against Vellalah Hegemony

open access: yesCaste
By analyzing the intersection of caste and militant Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka, this article considers whether the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was a transformative force that disrupted the caste order, including the hegemony of the ...
Bahirathy Jeeweshwara Rasanen
doaj  

Genetic Analysis of ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Brahmin Population of Uttar Pradesh, India” [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A series of glycoprotein and glycolipids on the red blood cell surface constitute blood group antigens. These are A, B, AB and O in ABO blood group system and Rh in rhesus blood group system. These antigens are genetically controlled.
Vandana V. Rai
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Feminist Pedagogy and Peer Relations in Women’s Studies Classrooms: Reflections on Caste Inequalities in Indian Higher Education

open access: yesCaste
This article attempts to explore the nature of peer relations across caste locations in higher education in the Indian context and the possibilities of pedagogical intervention in caste inequalities in the classroom.
Arpita Anand
doaj   +1 more source

The Human Spirit in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In as much as film can be considered a modern-day corollary to these forms of rhetoric, one could conclude that certain movies—advertently or inadvertently—perpetuate cultural identities and solidify national interests as well.
Crossman, Britt
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Intersectionality of cancer disparities in south Asia. [PDF]

open access: yesLancet Glob Health
Menon TP   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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