Dalits in Modern India: Vision and Values
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This volume maps the aspirations and struggle of the marginalized Dalit masses for a new humanity based on the values of equality, social justice, and human dignity. While situating itself within the contemporary project of Dalit emancipation, the book explores the social, economic, and cultural content of the Dalit transformation in modern India.
List of Tables 9Acknowledgements 11Introduction S.M. Michael 13Part IUntouchability and Stratification in Indian Civilisation Shrirama 45Who is a Dalit? John C.B. Webster 76Part IIColonialism within Colonialism: Phule's Critique of Brahmin Power Mahesh Gavaskar 91Dalit Vision of a Just Society in India S.M. Michael 108Ambedkar, Buddhism and the Concept of Religion Timothy Fitzgerald 132The Dalit Movement in Mainstream Sociology Gopal Guru 150Liberation Movements in Comparative Perspective: Dalit Indians and Black Americans K.P. Singh 162Part IIISociology of India and Hinduism: Towards a Method S. Selvam 181Hinduisation of Adivasis: A Case Study from South Gujarat Arjun Patel 204Ambedkar's Daughters: A Study of Mahar Women in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra Traude Pillai-Vetschera 235The BSP in Uttar Pradesh: Whose Party is It? Christophe Jaffrelot 260Part IVAmbedkar's Interpretation of the Caste System, its Economic Consequences and Suggested Remedies Sukhadeo Thorat 287Dalits and Economic Policy: Contributions of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Gail Omvedt 302Reservation Policy and the Empowerment of Dalits P.G. Jogdand 315Scheduled Castes, Employment and Social Mobility Richard Pais 336About the Editor and Contributors 357Index 360
