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Dalit assertion in society, literature and history

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Hyderabad Orient Black Swan 2010Description: 320p viiISBN:
  • 9788125040545
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.56 AHM AHM
Contents:
Contents Introduction; PART A : DALITS AND SOCIETY; 1. Resolving Dalit Identity: Vankars, Chamars, Valmikis Jyotsana Macwan and Suguna Ramnathan; 2. At the Intersection of Caste, Class and Patriarchy: Exploring Dalit Women's Oppression Padma Velaskar; 3. Social Democracy in Indian Villages: The Experience of Dalits in Southern Tamil Nadu A. Ramaiah; 4. The Category 'Rural' Revisited: A Dalit Perspective from a Village in Maharashtra Ritambhara Hebbar; 5. The Story of a Dalit Family from a Sleepy North Bihar Village Ashok Singh; 6. Caste System in India: Dr. Ambedkar's Perspective P. G Jogdand; PART B : DALITS AND LITERATURE; 7. Dalit Literature: A Perspective from Below Rajkumar; 8. Feminist Consciousness in Dalit Literary Forms Smita Patil; 9. Premchand and Dalit Literature: Representation of Dalits in the Literature of Premchand Shashi Bhushan Upadhyay; PART C : DALITS IN HISTORY; 10. Rajwars in Revolt, 1857-58: Saga of Heroism and Sacrifices of Little-known People A. K. Biswas; 11. Caste and the Writing of History 218 Prathama Banerjee; PART D : CASTES AMONG INDIAN MUSLIMS; 12. Can there be a Category called Dalit Muslims? 243 Imtiaz Ahmad; 13. Islam and Caste Inequalities among Indian Muslims 259 Yoginder Sikand; Contributors; Index
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Contents
Introduction;
PART A : DALITS AND SOCIETY;
1. Resolving Dalit Identity: Vankars, Chamars, Valmikis
Jyotsana Macwan and Suguna Ramnathan;
2. At the Intersection of Caste, Class and Patriarchy:
Exploring Dalit Women's Oppression
Padma Velaskar;
3. Social Democracy in Indian Villages:
The Experience of Dalits in Southern Tamil Nadu
A. Ramaiah;
4. The Category 'Rural' Revisited:
A Dalit Perspective from a Village in Maharashtra
Ritambhara Hebbar;
5. The Story of a Dalit Family from a Sleepy
North Bihar Village
Ashok Singh;
6. Caste System in India: Dr. Ambedkar's Perspective
P. G Jogdand;
PART B : DALITS AND LITERATURE;
7. Dalit Literature: A Perspective from Below
Rajkumar;
8. Feminist Consciousness in Dalit Literary Forms
Smita Patil;
9. Premchand and Dalit Literature:
Representation of Dalits in the Literature of Premchand
Shashi Bhushan Upadhyay;
PART C : DALITS IN HISTORY;
10. Rajwars in Revolt, 1857-58:
Saga of Heroism and Sacrifices of Little-known People
A. K. Biswas;
11. Caste and the Writing of History 218
Prathama Banerjee;
PART D : CASTES AMONG INDIAN MUSLIMS;
12. Can there be a Category called Dalit Muslims? 243
Imtiaz Ahmad;
13. Islam and Caste Inequalities among Indian Muslims 259
Yoginder Sikand;
Contributors;
Index