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Dalit or Brahmanical Patriarchy? Rethinking Indian Feminism

Caste, 2020
The present paper argues that the conceptualisation of notions like ‘dalit’ or ‘intracaste’ or ‘multiple’ patriarchies results from a misunderstanding of the concept brahmanical patriarchy.
Sunaina Arya
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Dalits and Discourses of Anti-Caste Movements in Kerala, India

Caste, 2023
This article locates various historical discourses of anti-caste imaginaries and articulations that are imprinted in the historical past of Kerala society. Unravelling historical and social theoretical trends, it examines broadly an anti-caste imaginary
K.S. Madhavan, Rajesh Komath
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'Ambedkar's Constitution': A Radical Phenomenon in Anti-Caste Discourse?

Caste, 2021
During the last few decades, India has witnessed two interesting phenomena. First, the Indian Constitution has started to be known as ‘Ambedkar’s Constitution’ in popular discourse. Second, the Dalits have been celebrating the Constitution.
Anurag Bhaskar
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‘Beyond “Dull and Sterile Routines”? Dalits Organizing for Social Change in Tamil Nadu’ [PDF]

, 2010
Drawing on fieldwork with Dalit movements in Tamil Nadu, this article focuses on often neglected aspects of activism. A pervasive lack of resources has rendered Tamil Dalit movements overly incident-sensitive: reacting to caste atrocities rather than ...
Gorringe, Hugo, Hugo Gorringe
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Interview with the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR): ‘COVID-19 disproportionately affected India’s Dalit women sanitation workers’

, 2022
While discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the conditions of the Dalit and Adivasi community, this article highlights socio-economic marginalization, exclusion and discrimination that the community faced even prior to the pandemic.
Pariyar, Pritika, Pallical, Beena, Varghese, Juno   +2 more
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Dalit Women in India: At the Crossroads of Gender, Class, and Caste

Global justice: Theory, Practice, Rhetoric, 2015
As the lowest in the caste hierarchy, Dalits in Indian society have historically suffered caste-based social exclusion from economic, civil, cultural, and political rights.
Nidhi Sadana Sabharwal, Wandana Sonalkar
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The Dominant Post-constitutional Indian Feminist Discourse: A Critique of its Intersectional Reading of Caste and Gender

Caste, 2022
The dominant post-constitutional Indian feminist discourse is a product of diverse movements born from different histories. These diverse feminist movements continue to inadequately provide a comprehensive and inclusive theorisation of the relationship ...
Santvana Kumar, Ekata Bakshi
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Validating Dalit literature as a tool to awakening Dalit consciousness

International journal of health sciences, 2022
This paper attempts to understand the role of Dalit Literature and unravels the idea of consciousness as an arena for social protest. At the same time, the present study caters to underpin that concept of Dalit consciousness is a socially and culturally constructed reality which expresses, initiates, and engages social protest as a form of empowerment ...
Kumari Kamlesh, Syal Jyoti
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Bengali Dalit Autobiographies: A Sociological Exploration of Dalit Identity

, 2022
In the rich tapestry of Dalit literature, autobiographies play a pivotal role in shaping and articulating the experiences of individuals who have traditionally been marginalised and silenced in society.
Dr.Antara Ray
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From Sarkivasi (nomadic) to Gaonvasi (villager): The impact of sedentarisation on Rajasthan's stigmatised Nat community

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
The Nat community in Rajasthan is among the most stigmatised groups. Traditionally known as a nomadic entertainment group, they are currently involved in various economic activities, including sex work, which carries significant societal stigma.
Hemraj P. Jangir
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