contrarily‚ appeared as a consequence to a systematic way of classifying human beings. Findings suggest that the Caste System of India based off of Hindu scripture appeared as early as 1000 BCE. As all ideas do‚ the caste evolved over time. Affected by environmental and political factors such as the shifting of dynasties‚ religious presence/dominance‚ and imperial influence‚ the caste system in India functioned significantly differently depending on the dominant influence of the time. Despite the
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Indian Census conducted in 2011‚ 201 million people belonging to various Dalit communities were recorded‚ forming 16.6% of the total Indian population of approximately 1.2 billion. Dalits are officially known as Scheduled Castes and popularly known as ‘former untouchables’. Caste is birth-based‚ ‘constructed by religion and divided by occupation’. Even though independent India in 1949‚ gave full citizenship to Dalits and abolished the practice of untouchability‚ Dalits still face exclusion‚ widespread
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culture of corruption by upper castes. They are now trying to grab their share at the spoils of the system. This in a sense echoes the idea of “sanskritization of corruption” by the subaltern sections. Sanskritization is a reality in our Indian society where lower castes tend to imitate the culture of dominant castes. There are also certain observations made within the academic circles which point to the fact that the marginalised groups have for many years seen the upper castes in power‚ leading rich and
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EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA An Analytical Overview Prepared by Reecha Upadhyay General Overview Women’s empowerment in India is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural)‚ educational status‚ social status (caste and class)‚ and age. Policies on women’s empowerment exist at the national‚ state‚ and local (Panchayat) levels in many sectors‚ including health‚ education‚ economic opportunities‚ gender-based violence‚ and political participation. However‚ there
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began in the early twentieth century. Under the leadership of Bhimrao Ambedkar‚ this movement won political and social rights for the Untouchables. The term "untouchable " is used to designate castes which are considered polluting. For this reason‚ Untouchables are not allowed to enter temples of the high-caste Hindus. In Maharashtra the Mahars constitute about 70% of the total untouchable population and also represent about 9% of the state ’s population (Zelliot 1969‚ 18). Traditionally‚ the Mahars
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RESONANCE 2011‚ 75th Year Celebrations at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Politics‚ Business and Bureaucracy – A Fatal Triangle - Rajesh Sridhar Politicians are a class of people who represent the citizens of a country. Their agenda is the agenda of the people they represent; rather that should be the case. They serve the people at the highest level. An able politician is one who understands what people want‚ one who is in tune with the cause and stands up for that cause and serves unconditionally
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Naranappa‚ though deceased at the outset of the novel‚ is a major character‚ who acts as a polar opposite to Praneshacharya. Naranappa breaks all tradition from the Brahmins of the agrahara. He eats meat‚ he drinks alcohol‚ and he even disregards the caste system‚ sleeping with Chandri‚ a lowcaste woman. In his life‚ Naranappa defied the rigid moral code of the Brahmins‚ and then in death through his samskara‚ his death rites‚ he challenges the traditions of the agrahara‚ and in doing so exposes the
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According to Bama “All women in the world are second class citizens. For Dalt women‚ the problem is grave‚ their identity gave them a different set of problems.” Sangati encapsulates the author’s experience of working within an erogenous and apprised society and the serious of several interconnected anecdotes‚ experiences‚ news‚ and events as narrated in the book‚ from an autobiography of a community. Sangati is a portrayal of many trouble witnessing stories as one’s writer’s paati said “Once you
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states of India. The study involved a comparative measurement of levels of salient entrepreneurial traits and entrepreneurial success achieved by male and female entrepreneurs‚ examining links between these variables and socio-cultural factors like Caste‚ Religiosity‚ Family structure and Family support. The findings suggest that the socio-cultural factors definitely influence the entrepreneurial behaviour. However‚ It is also observed that the nature of these factors and their influence is such
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M.KALAI NATHIYAL‚ RAJA SEKAR.R PH.D RESEARCH SCHOLAR‚ PH.D RESEARCH SCHOLAR‚ DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH‚ DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH‚ ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY‚ ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY‚ CHIDAMBARAM CHIDAMBARAM Mail Id: englitphd@gmail.com rajasekarmtm@gmail.com Dalit Feministic quest in Bama’s Sangati English is
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