As per the 15th 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
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December 1956)‚ also known as Babasaheb‚ was an Indian jurist‚ political leader‚ Buddhist activist‚ philosopher‚ thinker‚ anthropologist‚ historian‚ orator‚ prolific writer‚ economist‚ scholar‚ editor‚ revolutionary and a revivalist for Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Mahar (then considered an Untouchable caste) family‚ Ambedkar spent his whole life fighting against social discrimination‚ the system of Chaturvarna — the categorization of Hindu
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Brave New World Essay In Aldous Huxley’s novel‚ Brave New World‚ the citizens of the World State are bred into specific caste systems. These consist of Alphas‚ Betas‚ Gammas‚ Deltas‚ and Epsilons. The different caste systems differ from each other in many ways‚ and have multiple purposes. There are many differences between the different groups in the caste system. Alphas are the most intelligent of them all. They wear the color grey‚ and are the tallest and most good looking. While
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reformers of Maharashtra in the nineteenth century. While other reformers concentrated more on reforming the social institutions of amily and marriage with special emphasis on the status and right of women‚ Jotirao Phule revolted against the unjust caste system under which millions of people had suffered for centuries. In particular‚ he courageously upheld the cause of the untouchables and look up the cudgels for the poorer peasants. He was a militant advocate of their right. The story of his stormy
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Enforcing Cultural Prem Chowdhry Codes Gender and Violence in Northern India Inter-caste and intra-caste marriages which infringe cultural normisand customary practices invariably lead to direct violence perpetrated by the male family members on the couple generally and on the girl specially. The author ’s analysis of this widespread phenomenon in rural north India throws up aspects of caste‚ class and gender which have a crucial interconnection. Most family related crimes like dowry
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an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups believed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India. Adivasi societies are particularly present in the Indian states of Orissa‚ Madhya Pradesh‚ Chattisgarh‚ Rajasthan‚ Gujarat‚ Maharashtra‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ Jharkhand‚ West Bengal (Special reference of North Bengal)‚ Mizoram and other north-eastern states‚ and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Many smaller
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been prevalent in the Indian society since the times immemorial. Ill-treatment at the hands of the people belonging to the upper caste was a common practice for the people belonging to the lower castes. The decisions in various issues were made by the upper castes mostly in favour of their own caste. The punishment for a crime was much more severe for the individual of a lower caste as compared to the punishment awarded for the same crime to the individual of a higher caste. The rules made were incorporated
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One part of this portion of the novel that I found to be troubling was the caste system and the pursuit of the greater good. The caste system was broken into 5 tiers and two sub-tiers‚ Alphas and Betas being above Gamma‚ Delta‚ and Epsilon‚ with plusses and minuses within each tier. From the moment they are ‘conceived’‚ they are designated to a certain caste. Without any input from themselves‚ someone decided their abilities‚ their fears‚ their desires‚ and their entire life. They have had not only
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himself of the corruptness embedded in India’s system. In order to escape‚ however‚ he must be ambitious‚ risky‚ and even unethical. Balram must face and overcome the dark realities of his caste if he ever wants to taste freedom. Due to the circumstances of being raised without true parents‚ and living within a city of corruptness allow Balram’s actions throughout the novel‚ though some unethical‚ to be justified. Balram is raised in the lower-social caste town of Laxmangrah. He witnesses the death
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SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF DALITS IN RELIEF AND REHABILITATION- A CASE STUDY OF KENDRAPARA DISTRICT‚ ORISSA BY ASMITA G. NIKAM 2011DM008 Jamsetji Tata Center for Disaster Management TATA ISTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Deonar‚ Mumbai-400088 2013 1 Social Exclusion of Dalits in Relief and Rehabilitation-A case study of Kendrapara District in Orissa A Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In the Degree of Master of Arts in Disaster Management By Asmita Nikam
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