Caste-ing Space: Mapping the Dynamics of Untouchability in Rural Bihar, India
B. R. Ambedkar, the scholar, activist, and chief architect of the Indian constitution, in his early twentieth century works, referred to the untouchable quarters in India as ghettos.
Indulata Prasad
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The Journey from Untouchable to Dalit: Pioneering Literary Landmarks and Dissident Dalit Voices of Contemporary India [PDF]
This paper analyses the situation of Untouchable / Dalit people in India through intersecting literature and social realities. It focuses on the most relevant and pioneering literary works of colonial and postcolonial times and how these landmarks of ...
Ana García-Arroyo
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Quality of life and caste discrimination among the tribal population, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India: A community-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: According to the 2011 census in Tamil Nadu, out of a total population of 721.47 lakhs, 7.95 lakhs were scheduled tribes (STs), which constitutes about 1.1% of ST in Tamil Nadu and 0.8% of ST compared to the total ST population in India.
Sri Varsha SenthilKumar +4 more
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திருவிதாங்கூர் மன்னராட்சியும் தீண்டாமையும் / Travancore Monarchy and Untouchability [PDF]
During the reign of the King in Travancore, the lower castes suffered greatly due to caste restrictions. Travancore had been ruled by the kings and his nephews.
முனைவர் பா. ம ஜெயகலா/Dr P.M. Jayakala
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அறிஞர் அண்ணா நாடகங்களில் பெண்கள் நிலை / The State of Women in the Dramas of Aringar Anna [PDF]
Emotions are rooted in man's innermost feelings and nostalgia in the mind. All of these negative experiences must be changed to bring about a great change in society.
Dr. K. Nagendran
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Struggling for Freedom from Caste in Colonial India: The Story of Rettaimalai Srinivasan
Rettaimalai Srinivasan (1860–1945), a Dalit leader in colonial India, argued that there were two kinds of freedom struggles being waged in the region–one against the British and the other against caste.
Malarvizhi Jayanth
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நன்மாறன் கோட்டைக் கதை சிறுகதைகளில் விளிம்பு நிலையினர் / The Subalterns in the Short Stories of Nanmaran Kottai Kathai [PDF]
The group of people who face untouchability and oppression as the Tamil community transforms into a hierarchical social structure after the Sangam period. Records of these people are recorded from the Sangam period to the contemporary literature. The way
அ. பரமேஸ்வரி/A. Parameswari
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The Human Dignity Argument against Manual Scavenging in India
In this article, we argue that manual scavenging and the 2013 Act which prohibits it are unconstitutional as they violate human dignity, the prohibition against untouchability, and the right to life enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Asang Wankhede, Alena Kahle
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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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Dalits and Discourses of Anti-Caste Movements in Kerala, India
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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