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| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis, and Development Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, 2022-06-03 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar's 'Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis, and Development' is a seminal work that delves into the complex system of caste in India. Ambedkar explores the historical origins of caste, its evolution, and the mechanisms that have sustained its existence. Through a meticulous analysis, he uncovers the deep-rooted inequalities and injustices perpetuated by the caste system, shedding light on its detrimental effects on society. Written in a persuasive and authoritative tone, the book challenges the reader to rethink conventional notions about caste and its impact on Indian society. Ambedkar's writing style is both academic and accessible, making the book a compelling read for scholars and lay readers alike. His profound insights and thought-provoking arguments offer a unique perspective on the intersection of caste, power, and social hierarchy in India. 'Castes in India' stands as a significant contribution to the discourse on social justice and remains relevant in contemporary discussions on caste politics. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Castes In India B. R. Ambedkar, 2023-08-09 Castes in India by B.R. Ambedkar is an incisive and seminal work that examines one of the most enduring social institutions in Indian society-caste. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the caste system, its historical origins, and its profound impact on Indian society. Ambedkar delves into the complex structure of caste, dissecting its divisions, hierarchies, and oppressive practices that have shaped the lives of millions for centuries. He presents a comprehensive critique of the caste system and offers a vision for its eradication and emancipation. He passionately argues for social justice, equality, and the importance of individual rights, challenging the entrenched notions of superiority and discrimination perpetuated by the caste system. Ambedkar's groundbreaking work remains a cornerstone in the discourse on caste and social reform in India, and his profound insights and unwavering commitment to social reform make this book an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of caste and its impact on Indian society. |
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| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Philosophy of Hinduism Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, 2018-09-20 Ambedkar was a prolific student, earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law, economics and political science.[11] In his early career he was an economist, professor, and lawyer. His later life was marked by his political activities; he became involved in campaigning and negotiations for India's independence, publishing journals, advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits, and contributing significantly to the establishment of the state of India. In 1956 he converted to Buddhism, initiating mass conversions of Dalits. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Annihilation of Caste B.R. Ambedkar, 2014-10-07 B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. It offers a scholarly critique of Hindu scriptures, scriptures that sanction a rigidly hierarchical and iniquitous social system. Arundhati Roy introduces this extensively annotated edition in The Doctor and the Saint, examining the persistence of caste in modern India, and how the conflict between Ambedkar and Gandhi continues to resonate. Roy breathes new life into Ambedkar's anti-caste utopia, and says that without a Dalit revolution, India will continue to be hobbled by systemic inequality. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: THE UNTOUCHABLES Dr B.R. Ambedkar, 2014-10-21 Who were they and why they became UNTOUCHABLES ? This is the digital copy of THE UNTOUCHABLES. a book wrote by The great Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Please give us your feedback : www.facebook.com/syag21 Your opinion is very important to us. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to evaluate changes and make improvements in our book. |
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| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Dalits Anand Teltumbde, 2016-08-19 This book is a comprehensive introduction to dalits in India (who comprise over one-sixth of the country’s population) from the origins of caste system to the present day. Despite a plethora of provisions for affirmative action in the Indian Constitution, dalits are largely excluded from the mainstream except for a minuscule section. The book traces the multifarious changes that befell them during the colonial period and their development thereafter under the leadership of Babasaheb Ambedkar in the centre of political arena. It looks at hitherto unexplored aspects of the degeneration of the dalit movement during the post-Ambedkar period, as well as salient contemporary issues such as the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party, dalit capitalism, the occupation of dalit discourse by NGOs, neoliberalism and its impact, and the various implicit or explicit emancipation schemas thrown up by them. The work also discusses ideology, strategy and tactics of the dalit movement; touches upon one of the most contentious issues of increasing divergence between the dalit and Marxist movements; and delineates the role of the state, both colonial and post-colonial, in shaping dalit politics in particular ways. A tour de force, this book brings to the fore many key contemporary concerns and will be of great interest to students, scholars and teachers of politics and political economy, sociology, history, social exclusion studies and the general reader. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: The Grammar of Caste Ashwini Deshpande, 2011-08-03 Is the caste system disappearing? Are traditional hierarchies being replaced by competing equalities? Do globalization and liberalization automatically result in diminishing disparities? Are modern labour markets intrinsically meritocratic and efficient? Challenging the dominant discourse and demolishing various myths, this book provides answers to these and other critical questions on caste in its contemporary avatar. Linking the economics of caste with its politics, sociology, and history, this innovative book provides a stimulating assessment of continuities and changes in caste disparities over the last two decades. Deshpande uses rich empirical data to uncover how contemporary, formal, urban sector labour markets reflect a deep awareness of caste, religious, gender, and class cleavages. She convincingly argues that discrimination is neither a relic of the past nor is it confined to rural areas, but is very much a modern, formal sector phenomenon. This insightful book is an important step towards a multidisciplinary dialogue for understanding (and mitigating) inequalities based on birth and descent. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Castes in India Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, A. L. Rawal, 2003 Paper presented at the Anthropology Seminar of Dr. A.A. Goldenweizer, held at New York on 9th May 1916. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Castes In India Bhimrao R Ambedkar, 2019-06-19 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the untouchables, while also supporting the rights of women and labour. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Buddha or Karl Marx Dr B.R. Ambedkar, 2014-08-02 A comparison between Karl Marx and Buddha may be regarded as a joke. There need be no surprise in this. Marx and Buddha are divided by 2381 years. Buddha was born in 563 BC and Karl Marx in 1818 AD Karl Marx is supposed to be the architect of a new ideology-polity a new Economic system. The Buddha on the other hand is believed to be no more than the founder of a religion, which has no relation to politics or economics. Please give us your feedback : www.facebook.com/syag21 Your opinion is very important to us. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to evaluate changes and make improvements in our book. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Ranade, Gandhi & Jinnah Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, 2008 Address delivered by the author on the 101st birthday celebration of Mahadev Govind Ranade, held at Poona on 18th January 1943. |
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| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Between Babasaheb and Mahatma Hulas Singh, 2024-10-16 This book is a critical comparative study of Jotirao Phule and Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, modern India's two most prominent dalit leaders. Although they were not close contemporaries, they came to construct a firm structure of not only dalit ideology, but also dalit methodology to emancipate the oppressed and depressed sections of society. The book deals with their ideas in a new light highlighting aspects of convergence and contrast in their respective approach to philosophy, religion, society, and culture. It argues that deep down in his philosophic orientation, Phule was quintessentially closer to Gandhi than to Ambedkar. The author also contends that the usage of the term dalit exclusively in the caste-communitarian sense is essentially a product of post-independence political appropriation rather than social evolution. The book specifically brings to light the dynamics of humanism and nationalism on the one hand and that of communitarianism on the other in the context of twentieth-century colonial India. Notably, Gandhi is brought in the narrative to complete the triumvirate. Comprehensive and deeply grounded in primary research, this thought-provoking book will be indispensable for students and researchers of modern Indian history, sociology, political science, political thought, exclusion studies, dalit and subaltern studies, and South Asian studies. It will also appeal to those interested in the writings of Ambedkar and Phule. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Caste Matters Suraj Yengde, 2019 In this explosive book, Suraj Yengde, a first-generation Dalit scholar educated across continents, challenges deep-seated beliefs about caste and unpacks its many layers. He describes his gut-wrenching experiences of growing up in a Dalit basti, the multiple humiliations suffered by Dalits on a daily basis, and their incredible resilience enabled by love and humour. As he brings to light the immovable glass ceiling that exists for Dalits even in politics, bureaucracy and judiciary, Yengde provides an unflinchingly honest account of divisions within the Dalit community itself-from their internal caste divisions to the conduct of elite Dalits and their tokenized forms of modern-day untouchability-all operating under the inescapable influences of Brahminical doctrines. This path-breaking book reveals how caste crushes human creativity and is disturbingly similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender. At once a reflection on inequality and a call to arms, Caste Matters argues that until Dalits lay claim to power and Brahmins join hands against Brahminism to effect real transformation, caste will continue to matter. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India Eleanor Newbigin, 2013-09-19 A study of how the development of representative politics in late-colonial India transformed notions of family, gender and religious community. |
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| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Castes In India Dr Ambedkar, 2024-12-02 NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS Castes In India: Their Mechanism, Genesis And Development This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a fresh and newly reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Castes In India B. R. Ambedkar, 2023-11-19 B. R. Ambedkar's Castes in India meticulously dissects the complex social structure of the caste system that has permeated Indian society for centuries. Drawing upon a wealth of anthropological, historical, and sociological evidence, Ambedkar critiques the caste system's origins while analyzing its pervasive influence on social stratification and individual identity. His argument is presented in a clear, incisive style that employs rigorous analysis, allowing readers to grapple with the historical injustices inherent in caste discrimination. The book stands as a critical historical document, reflecting the socio-political landscape of early 20th-century India, simultaneously advocating for social justice and reform. B. R. Ambedkar, revered as the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, was a prominent social reformer and a champion of the rights of the Untouchables, or Dalits. His extensive academic background, with multiple degrees from prestigious institutions including Columbia University and the London School of Economics, profoundly shaped his views on social structures. His own experiences as a member of a marginalized community fueled his commitment to dismantling the caste system and promoting equality. Castes in India is an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the socio-historical dynamics of Indian society and the ongoing struggle for social equality. Ambedkar's incisive insights and unwavering advocacy for human rights make this work not only a scholarly resource but also a poignant call to action, challenging readers to reflect on their own societal norms. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Buddhism in India Gail Omvedt, 2014-04-02 SAGE Classics is a carefully selected list that every discerning reader will want to possess, re-read and enjoy for a long time. These are now priced lower than the original, but is the same version published earlier. SAGE`s commitment to quality remains unchanged. This fascinating book constitutes a unique exploration of 2,500 years of the development of Buddhism, Brahmanism and caste in India. Taking Dr Ambedkar`s interpretation of Buddhism as its starting point, Dr Gail Omvedt has researched both the original source of the Buddhist cannon and recent literature to provide an absorbing account of the historical, social, political and philosophical aspects of Buddhism. In the process, she discusses a wide range of important issues of current concern. Dr Omvedt maintains that the revolutionary audacity of Dalit leaders such as Dr B,R. Ambedkar, despite their often subversive reinterpretation of the Buddhist tradition, is in tune with the basic ethos of original Buddhism. Ambedkar found his own middle way by avoiding both the straitjacket of the Marxist ideological response to suppression and the tame reformist within the fold of Hinduism. Since there has always been a struggle of hegemony between competing religious systems, the author argues that given the ascendant position of Buddhism from the 4th century BC to the 6th century AD, ancient India should actually be described as ‘Buddhist India’ and not ‘Hindu India’. Providing an entirely new interpretation of the origins and development of the caste system, which boldly challenges the ‘Hindutva’ version of history, this book will attract a wide readership among all those who are concerned with the state of contemporarty India’s policy and social fabric. |
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| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Textual Lives of Caste Across the Ages Prathama Banerjee, 2024-10-17 The essays in this volume explore the myriad ways in which caste (varna and jati) has been theorized and critiqued in multiple philosophical, religious, logical and narrative traditions in India. Spanning ancient, medieval and modern times, and in diverse classical and vernacular languages, the chapters show how the social fact of caste, and imaginations of kinship, community and humanity were historically subject to epistemological, spiritual, and existential debate in both elite and popular circles in India. Textual Lives of Caste Across the Ages seeks to bridge the interdisciplinary gap between historians and sociologists by focusing on texts that help us think across the sociological and philosophical, the political and the religious, the epistemological and the aesthetic, and indeed, the elite and the popular. The volume also sets up a conversation between scholars specializing in different regions, archives, and historical periods and demonstrates how caste imaginaries have been deeply diverse and contested in India's past. Reconstructing these diverse traditions of social and existential criticism helps us in our contemporary struggles against caste hierarchy and untouchability and enriches our contemporary critical repertoire. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Change and Mobility in Contemporary India Sobin George, Manohar Yadav, Anand Inbanathan, 2019-09-25 This book studies caste and community dynamics in India and offers a critical view of social mobility from below. Building on the theories of the eminent sociologist M N Srinivas, the essays in this volume reformulate the debate on caste as they document the changing inter-caste dynamics and caste-based violence in contemporary India. The volume showcases the new language of change in caste relations, articulated mostly from the perspective of the marginalised as experiences, differences, contestations, assertions and as citizenship rights. It focusses on the clash between traditional structures of inequality and the ideals of equality and justice in a liberal, democratic India. It also highlights the persistence of caste and endogamy and the interlocking nature of caste, gender and disability, struggles of ethnic groups and informal workers in the market economy, discrimination in the labour market and the dissolution of dissent in the public sphere. With contributions from leading scholars of social change and development in India and abroad, this volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of sociology, social anthropology, minority and subaltern studies, and development studies. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Scheduled Castes in the Indian Labour Market Sukhadeo Thorat, S Madheswaran, B P Vani, 2023-03-12 This study offers insight into the discriminatory workings of the labour market and its unequal outcomes with respect to employment, wages, and occupations, and its impact on the poverty of Scheduled Caste wage workers in India. It develops an understanding of the persistence of caste inequality in employment, wages, and occupations between the Scheduled Caste and the higher castes in the private and public sectors in India. It also identifies the causes of high unemployment and low wages of the Scheduled Caste workers, and their segregation in low-paid occupations. The authors provide convincing empirical evidence ofdiscrimination in wages and its impact on reduced wage incomes and increase in the poverty of the Scheduled Caste wage workers. Estimation of discrimination in employment, unemployment, and occupation, and its impact on income and poverty of the Scheduled Caste is net addition to the existing knowledge on the subject. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Climate Change, Ecological Catastrophe, and the Contemporary Postcolonial Novel Justyna Poray-Wybranowska, 2020-12-21 Climate Change, Ecological Catastrophe, and the Contemporary Novel responds to the critical need for transdisciplinary research on the relationship between colonialism and catastrophe. It represents the first sustained analysis of the connection between colonial legacy and present-day ecological catastrophe in postcolonial fiction. Analyzing contemporary South Asian and South Pacific novels that grapple with climate change and catastrophe, environmental exploitation and instability, and human-nonhuman relationships in degraded environments, it offers a much-needed corrective to dominant narratives about climate, crisis, and the everyday. Highlighting the contributions of literary fiction from the postcolonial South to the growing field of the environmental humanities, this book reconsiders the novel’s relationship with climate change and the contemporary environmental imaginary. Counter to dominant current theoretical discourses, it demonstrates that the novel form is ideally suited to literary and imaginative engagements with climate change and ecological catastrophe. The six case studies it examines connect contemporary ecological vulnerability to colonial legacies, reveal the critical role animals and the environment play in literary imaginations of post-catastrophe recovery, and together constellate a decolonial perspective on ecological catastrophe in the era of climate change. Drawing on the work of Indigenous authors and scholars who write about and against the Anthropocene, this book displaces conventional ways of thinking about the relationship between the mundane and the catastrophic and promotes greater dialogue between the largely siloed fields of postcolonial, Indigenous, and disaster studies. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: The Truth About Us Sanjoy Chakravorty, 2019-05-07 ‘India...has an information space packed with numerous sources and agents – from politicians and activists to profiteers and extortionists – all competing for attention and legitimacy in a growing information market... Whom does one believe?’ The political manipulation and simplification of information about a dizzyingly complex society have fashioned certain ‘truths’ about India. These truths have resulted in the creation of major religious and caste identities, which have been the defining features of the country’s politics and history for over 200 years. An unsparing study of how this situation has come about, The Truth about Us explores answers to crucial questions: Is India a homogenous Hindu nation sprinkled with minorities, or a pluralistic, heterogeneous one? Is our knowledge of the inequalities in our society founded on facts or perceptions? What are the real origin stories of India’s social categories, and how are they being constructed and challenged today? At a time when India is in the throes of an existential debate, convulsed by contesting claims over identity and history, Hindutva and Dalit consciousness, nationalism and freedom of speech, and the rights and realities of minorities, this deeply provocative book is urgent reading for every thinking Indian. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Nation-Building in Indian Anthropology Abhijit Guha, 2022-10-06 Researches on the history of anthropological studies in India, unlike in western countries, has not yet been an established tradition, despite the fact that courses on the growth and development of anthropology in India are being taught at the graduate and postgraduate levels in the Indian universities and are strongly recommended by the University Grants Commission. Indian anthropologists, however, in the early decades after the independence made inspiring and solid research contributions on the major problems encountered by the new nation, which has been described and analysed in detail in this book. These problems include rehabilitation of refugees after the 1947 Partition; and displacement of people from their homes and land caused by the big dams, industrialization and famines. This book, result of years of painstaking research by the author, critically reviews the existing works and their gaps in the history of Indian anthropology and makes a new and valuable addition in the field of the history of academic disciplines in the context of nation building. It should be read not only as a text by the students of anthropology and sociology, but also as a reference work for researchers interested in the history of social sciences and development studies in India. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Caste, Marginalisation, and Resistance Kunal Debnath, 2023-11-13 The identity politics of the householder Naths (Yogis), on the one hand, is one of the oldest and most persistent identity assertions in Bengal and Assam. On the other, for an array of reasons, the identity assertion of the householder Naths of Bengal and Assam has failed to draw academic curiosity so far. Since the late nineteenth century, a segment of the Naths, largely educated and elite, has been crafting their identity as Brahman grounded on their “origin myth”, negotiating with the British colonial administration through different census enumerations, as well as internal social reforms. One of the primary reasons for their current lagging is that the Naths never politicised their identity and demands, and did not mobilise themselves in the democratic political arena. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Biblical Missions Thomas Nelson, 2025-02-25 Biblical Missions is a textbook by The Master's Academy International (TMAI), a non-profit organization which is part of the John MacArthur family of ministries designed to equip pastors and church leaders around the world in biblical missiology and practice. This textbook combines 100 worldwide voices that will not only address the principles of biblical mission theory, but will also offer recommendations for faithful field applications, both within historic missions-sending countries as well as in Majority World countries that are now reaching their surrounding regions with the gospel. Local churches around the world, as well as like-minded Christian colleges and seminaries, will benefit from these tools and enhance the faithful witness of the gospel worldwide. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Law of Prevention of Atrocities on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes T. R. Naval, 2001 This Book Explores The History Of Practice Of Untouchability And Commission Of Atrocities On The Scheduled Casted And Scheduled Tribes; Analyses The Origin Of Caste Disabilities Among Other Problems. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Indian Cinema and Human Rights: An Intersectional Tale Adam Dubin, Ruchira Goswami, Ishita Sharma, 2024-11-26 This book examines the intersection between Indian cinema (across geographic regions, languages and formats) and human rights. It analyzes Indian cinema from multiple human rights perspectives, such as freedom of expression and censorship, socio-economic rights, caste rights, women's and children's rights and LGBTQIA+ equality. The book bridges human rights law and cinema studies, and opens up new research areas within sociocultural and socio-legal academic contexts. It also contributes to academic disicplines beyond Law and Cinema, including Media, Cultural, Gender, Socio-economic and Sociology studies and is relevant for Liberal Arts curricula, Law Schools and as a reference book in university libraries in India and internationally, especially in film institutes. Finally, the book offers practical implications for human rights activists and policymakers by exploring how rights can be advanced through cinema and pop culture. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: The Oxford Handbook of Caste , 2023-10-31 Beginning with the 1990s, the subject of caste has seen a profound increase in interest among scholars. What was until then approached as a fossilized tradition of the ritual-obsessed Hindus refusing to see the progressive spirits of the emerging world and studied as a branch of anthropology, suddenly began to be seen as a complex reality deeply embedded in a range of institutions and social practices, attracting scholars from a wide range of disciplines--sociology, political science, history, literature, and even economics. Underlying this opening of the subject of caste were many factors: epistemic, empirical, and political. Caste is no longer approached through the classical binaries of 'traditional' and 'modern'; the 'East' and the 'West'; or the 'closed' and 'open' systems of stratification. With the growing consolidation of caste-based identities among those ranked lower down in the hierarchy since the 1990s, raising questions of citizenship and dignity, the subject has acquired a new salience. As the emerging research shows, the realities of caste on the ground have always been diverse across regions, often contested and ever changing. This Handbook presents a wide range of essays written by authors representing diverse academic disciplines and perspectives, bringing together the emerging trends in the research, imaginations, and lived realities of caste. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Gender-Based Violence and Religion Amit Anand, Deekshita Das, 2025-04-29 Understanding the intersection of gender-based violence and religious beliefs is crucial in today’s world. This edited volume critically examines how religious doctrines can be misused to justify discrimination and violence against women and girls. By exploring these issues through a multidisciplinary lens, the book highlights the need for international human rights law to adapt to these complex social and cultural realities. Ideal for scholars, policymakers, and law enforcement officials, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and necessary actions to protect the rights of women and girls. It emphasizes the need for a nuanced approach that considers both secular and religious contexts, making it a crucial resource for advancing gender equality worldwide. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: The Routledge Handbook of Subalterns across History Saurabh Dube, Ishita Banerjee, 2025-05-30 Subaltern Studies has marked both a major departure in South Asian studies and indexed broader shifts in the critical humanities and social sciences. This volume explores what it means today to set to work studies of subaltern subjects in our rapidly mutating social worlds. This handbook spans diverse historical, ethnographic, and geopolitical spaces, drawing in the Antipodes and the Americas, Diasporas and Oceanic worlds, Africa and the Middle East, apart from Europe and many South Asias – overlapping arenas in which the “subaltern” continues to find distinct yet substantive articulations. It also seeks to meaningfully juxtapose practices and processes of gender and race; indigeneity and indenture; age and sexuality; slavery and apartheid; the Adivasi and the Dalit; settler-colonialisms and nations; nature and environment; caste and tribe; diaspora and blackness; capital and property; science and technology; media and cinema; the body and dance; heteronormativity and queerness; state and governance; and politics and justice. In these ways, the study un-frames disciplinary boundaries and maps emergent terrains, exactly articulating pressing subjects and rethinking distinct subalternities. This book is aimed at researchers, scholars, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in the critical human sciences, especially history, anthropology, social theory, and cultural, gender, and literary studies. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: The Trauma of Caste Thenmozhi Soundararajan, 2022-11-15 Instant Amazon Best Seller and Hot New Release For readers of Caste and Radical Dharma, an urgent call to action to end caste apartheid, grounded in Dalit feminist abolition and engaged Buddhism. “Dalit” is the name that we chose for ourselves when Brahminism declared us “untouchable.” Dalit means broken. Broken by suffering. Broken by caste: the world’s oldest, longest-running dominator system...yet although “Dalit” means broken, it also means resilient. Caste—one of the oldest systems of exclusion in the world—is thriving. Despite the ban on Untouchability 70 years ago, caste impacts 1.9 billion people in the world. Every 15 minutes, a crime is perpetrated against a Dalit person. The average age of death for Dalit women is just 39. And the wreckages of caste are replicated here in the U.S., too—erupting online with rape and death threats, showing up at work, and forcing countless Dalits to live in fear of being outed. Dalit American activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan puts forth a call to awaken and act, not just for readers in South Asia, but all around the world. She ties Dalit oppression to fights for liberation among Black, Indigenous, Latinx, femme, and Queer communities, examining caste from a feminist, abolitionist, and Dalit Buddhist perspective--and laying bare the grief, trauma, rage, and stolen futures enacted by Brahminical social structures on the caste-oppressed. Soundararajan’s work includes embodiment exercises, reflections, and meditations to help readers explore their own relationship to caste and marginalization—and to step into their power as healing activists and changemakers. She offers skills for cultivating wellness within dynamics of false separation, sharing how both oppressor and oppressed can heal the wounds of caste and transform collective suffering. Incisive and urgent, The Trauma of Caste is an activating beacon of healing and liberation, written by one of the world’s most needed voices in the fight to end caste apartheid. |
| castes in india their mechanism genesis and development: Women Speak Nation Panchali Ray, 2019-07-24 Women Speak Nation underlines the centrality of gender within the ideological construction of nationalism. The volume locates itself in a rich scholarship of feminist critique of the relationship between political, economic, cultural, and social formations and normative gendered relations to try and understand the cross-currents in contemporary feminist theorizing and politics. The chapters question the gendered depictions of the nation as Hindu, upper caste, middle class, heterosexual, able-bodied Indian mother. The volume also brings together interviews and short essays from practitioners and activists who voice an alternative reimagining of the nation. The book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of gender, politics, modern South Asian history, and cultural studies. |
Caste system in India - Wikipedia
Beginning in ancient India, the caste system was originally centered around varna, with Brahmins (priests) and, to a lesser extent, Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors) serving as the elite classes, …
Caste - Wikipedia
A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system.
Caste | Social Stratification & Inequality | Britannica
May 16, 2025 · caste, any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous social groups, often linked with occupation, that together constitute traditional societies in South Asia, particularly among …
What is India's caste system? - BBC News
Jun 19, 2019 · India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The BBC explains its complexities. The system which divides Hindus into rigid …
India - Caste System, Social Hierarchy, Diversity | Britannica
3 days ago · In most parts of India, there is one or perhaps there are several dominant castes that own the majority of land, are politically most powerful, and set a cultural tone for a particular …
Hinduism - Caste System, Dharma, Varna | Britannica
Jun 7, 2025 · In general, a caste is an endogamous hereditary group of families bearing a common name, often claiming a common descent, as a rule professing to follow the same …
History of the Caste System in India - ThoughtCo
Each person was born into an unalterable social status; the four primary castes being Brahmin, the priests; Kshatriya, warriors and nobility; Vaisya, farmers, traders, and artisans; and …
Caste - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The caste system has been generally accepted for about 3000 years. There are four castes in this system and one outcast group is regarded as "untouchables".
Indian Castes: Key Examples and Insights
This article delves into the intricacies of Indian castes, exploring their origins, significance, and examples that highlight their impact on everyday life. From the well-known Brahmins to the …
The Caste System | World History - Lumen Learning
The castes were a form of social stratification in Aryan India characterized by the hereditary transmission of lifestyle, occupation, ritual status, and social status.
Caste system in India - Wikipedia
Beginning in ancient India, the caste system was originally centered around varna, with Brahmins (priests) and, …
Caste - Wikipedia
A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social …
Caste | Social Stratification & Inequality | Britannica
May 16, 2025 · caste, any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous social groups, often linked with occupation, that …
What is India's caste system? - BBC News
Jun 19, 2019 · India's caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification. The …
India - Caste System, Social Hierarchy, Diversity | Britanni…
3 days ago · In most parts of India, there is one or perhaps there are several dominant castes that own …
