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Environmental Casteism and the Democratisation of Natural Resources: Reimagining Dalit Testimonies

South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 2022
Mainstream Indian environmental movements and academic environmental histories, embedded in casteism, have overlooked the inequitable distribution of natural resources, leaving the ecological crisis facing Dalits unaddressed in both scholarly discourse ...
Vijay Kumar, B. Mishra
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The Racial Paradigm and Dalit Anti-Caste Activism in the United States

Social problems, 2022
Based on interviews, some field research, and an analysis of online material, this paper focuses on the rights struggles of diasporic Indian caste groups formerly considered “Untouchable” whose self-chosen descriptor is “Dalit.” It examines Dalit ...
Prema A. Kurien
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Dalit Muslims and the State: Pasmanda Movement and Struggle for ‘Scheduled Castes Status’

Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
This paper attempts to understand the state’s role in providing Scheduled Castes (SC) status for Arzal or Dalit Muslims, and the struggle of Pasmanda Muslims through the Pasmanda movement for inclusion in the SC list.
Shamsher Alam
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Relationship Between Livelihood Capitals and Livelihood Strategies of Dalit

Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
The Dalits of Nepal are living with a lack of opportunities, and the high-level poverty within Dalit communities shows that capabilities or livelihood of Dalits have not been adequately increased in quantity and quality.
Yam Nath Giri
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Dalit Activists Promote Social Change Differently: Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Activism and Social Change in Indian Society

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
While the power of the internet is often assumed to be universally pervasive and inherently democratic, the unique challenges faced by disadvantaged groups in utilising it within repressive socio‐political contexts are less understood.
Iram Fatima, Samuel Pehrson, Yashpal Jogdand   +2 more
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The Court of Bigotry: Contested Sexuality of Dalit and Non-Dalit Women

Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
In the Indian context, women, especially Dalit women, have been subjected to scripturally and culturally sanctioned misogyny. These deep-rooted prejudices are manifested at both the societal and the institutional levels. In such a scenario, any assertion
Jyoti Diwakar
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Dalit Women and the Question of Representation: Issues of Caste and Gender

Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
Gupta (2016) in The gender of caste: Representing Dalits in print points out that media and print are responsible for creating the stereotypical images of Dalit women. They are always represented by their caste identities and not as individuals.
Bhavesh R. Gohel
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Social Exclusion and Education: Analysing the Rights of Dalit Children Through the Lens of Democracy and Citizenship

Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
The educational concerns of the Dalit community must be addressed from a perspective of social justice, as the Dalit community has historically been subject to social discrimination and restricted access to education.
Vikram Singh, K. Sharma
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When They Know Us: Do Dalit Lives Matter?

South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies
This paper explores the concept of knowing in caste-ridden Dalit lives using the analogy of seeing in the context of the Black African-American racial society, where race is identified primarily through skin colour.
Jadumani Mahanand
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Beyond Enrolment and Appropriation Politics in Dalit Girls’ Education: Caste and Patriarchy Among Scavenging Communities of Urban Haryana, India

Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
While contemplating on Dalit girls’ education, a large body of research and policy drafts generally draws from the integration of enrolment and appropriation politics (around being a ‘Dalit’ and ‘women’) to explore the educational experiences and ...
Namrata Shokeen
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