1st Edition

Dalits Past, present and future

By Anand Teltumbde Copyright 2017
    190 Pages
    by Routledge India

    190 Pages
    by Routledge India

    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 trace

     Preface.  Introduction  1. The Caste Context  2. Anti-Caste Developments  3. Pre-Ambedkar Dalit Movements  4. Dalit Movement under Ambedkar  5. Post-Ambedkar Movements of Dalits  6. Religious Conversion as Emancipation  7. Politics as the Masterkey  8. Dalits under Neoliberalism  9. New Trends in dalit Movement  Epilogue  Index