Dalits : past, present and future / Anand Teltumbde.

"This book is a comprehensive introduction to Dalits in India from their origin within the 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. The book traces the multifarious changes th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Teltumbde, Anand (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Dalits > India > Social conditions.
Dalits > India > Economic conditions.
Dalits > Government policy > India.
India > Social conditions.
Dalits > Economic conditions.
Dalits > Government policy.
Dalits > Social conditions.
Social conditions.
India.
Physical Description:xiii, 194 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The caste context
  • Anti-caste developments
  • Pre-Ambedkar movements of Dalits
  • Dalit movement under Ambedkar
  • Post-Ambedkar movements of Dalits
  • Religious conversion as emancipation
  • Politics as the master key
  • Dalits under neoliberalism
  • New trends among Dalits
  • Dalits under the Hindu Rashtra in Making
  • Whither Dalit emancipation.