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Power, knowledge and pedagogy: an analysis of the educational exclusion of Dalits in Nepal [PDF]
This thesis examines the educational exclusion of Dalits in Nepal. It analyses the extent to which the hierarchical caste system and educational policies and practices create exclusionary pressures upon Dalits. This analysis is based on the data obtained
Poudel, L.
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The Promise of Memory: Politics of Memory and Caste Inequality in Collective Memory Consolidation
In the generic description of Indian society, the question of memory is about passive recollection of past. But in the caste-system based Indian experience, memory is also an active source of transforming one’s condition in the present and reshaping the
Vikas Kumar Choudhary
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Globalization, internal migration, and public goods provision in emerging economies
Abstract Globalization can introduce new employment opportunities to emerging economies in multinational corporations and exporting firms. Who is best positioned to benefit, and what are the political consequences for “left behind” areas? We argue that primarily advantaged groups seize these opportunities through internal migration toward centers of ...
Benjamin Helms, Junghyun Lim
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The German and Swedish Lutheran Mission was a major and pioneering Protestant mission society that started its mission work in Tamil Nadu. The Halle Danish, Leipzig mission, and Church of Sweden mission societies had a larger mission field in Tamil Nadu.
Jayabalan Murthy
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Narratives of Strength: Exploring Storytelling as a Tool for Resilience in Families
ABSTRACT Resilience, originally viewed as a psychological capacity to ‘bounce back’ from challenges, is now understood to be shaped by broader social inequalities, including gender, socio‐economic status, politics and ethnicity. This study explores how stories and narratives can help nurture resilience and improve well‐being among those residing in an ...
Chandra Ramamurthy +3 more
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Discrimination against Dalits in contemporary India:affirmative action, religious conversions and women’s activism as responses to caste-based social injustice [PDF]
Due to entrenched social caste divisions, discrimination against Dalits is a serious on-G.O.I.ng issue in contemporary India. This thesis focuses on how the caste system affects the lives and treatment of Dalits.
Lucas, E.
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# Background In Nepal, caste-based disparities have been identified in mental health. The lowest caste, the Dalits, face the greatest discrimination and have a greater prevalence of depression and anxiety when compared with high castes. Therefore, it is
Amber N French
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Scheduled Castes, Dalits and Criminalisation by ‘descent’
The Scheduled Castes/“Dalits” represent the “untouchables” in India's constitutional framework and are traditionally outside the four-tiered rung of the Hindu religion.
Zia Akhtar
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Hariprasad Tamta: Father of Shilpkar Revolution in India
Uttarakhand is a region replete with social diversity. This can be observed in its culture, customs and language. The social perspective of these diversities is outwardly similar but in the social and economic perspective the discrimination between ...
Sandeep kumar
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ABSTRACT Over the last decade, policy actors have produced a surge of “future of work” reports that reimagine workers through the dual logics of digitalization and human capital. Drawing on 25 policy documents (WEF, World Bank, OECD, EU, and major consultancies) and combining Bacchi and Goodwin's WPR approach with decolonial feminist theory, this paper
Muneeb Ul Lateef Banday
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