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100			_aSadangi, Himansu Charan
245			_aDalit : the downrodden of India
260			_aDelhi _bIsha Books _c2008
300			_axiii,292p.
500			_aCONTENTS Preface xiii Introduction 1-40 Percept, Problem and Politics 3 The Role of Muslims and British 4 Determination of Untouchability 6 Print and Electronic Media's Role 7 Christian Missionaries Manipulations 7 Christianity, Caste and Untouchability 7 Brain washing Dalits 9 Warning to Dalits 9 Why Christianity Failed? 10 Islam and Caste 10 Concept of Pollution and Untouchability 11 Islamic Conversion Moves 13 Tabligh Movement 13 Strategy Adopted and Adapted 13 Can Liberation be Possible in Islam? 14 Why Islam has Failed? 15 International Conspiracy 15 Can Dalits get Liberated by Continuing as Hindus? 17 What Man Wants? 18 Warning to Hindus 18 Adi Hindus 19 Towards Dalit Unity 19 Political Usage 21 Indian Caste System 21 History and Origin 22 Population 24 Dalit Theology 24 Dalit Outside India 30 Position of Dalit in India 32 Position In Post-independent Era 34 Religious Conversions and Conflict 35 Current Status of Dalit 35 A Probable Solution 35 2. Social Background and Origins of Dalits 41-65 Religion and Dalit 41 Dissident Sects and Anti-Caste Movements 42 Origin of the Caste 46 Myth and Origin of the Caste System 47 History of the Indian Caste System 47 Hindu Scriptures 49 Emergence of Rigid Caste Structures 50 Mobility Across the Castes 51 British Rule 52 Major Caste Groups 54 Origin of Dalit60 Dalit : The Untouchables 61 Dalit as Indigenous People 61 Archaeological Evidence 62 Literary Evidence 63 3. Dalit and Religion 66-107 Religion of the Dalit 66 Liberation in Contemporary India 67 Hindu Dalit 70 The Dalit Muslims 71 Muslim Society and Dalit 74 The Changing Discourse of Community Identity 74 Islam and the Dalit 80 Sikh Dalit 81 Historical Perspective 81 Caste as Colonial Construction 82 Consolidation of Caste Power 87 A Parallel Caste Hierarchy 88 Ambedkar's Move for en masse Conversion of Depressed Classes to Sikhism 90 Struggle for Legal Recognition of Sikh Scheduled Castes 91 Present Status of Dalit in Sikh Community 92 Sikhism and Dalit 95 Christian Dalit 97 Dalit and Neo-Buddhism 99 Ambedkar's conversion 102 Vows of Ambedkar 102 Dalit Buddhism Movement after Ambedkar's death 104 Maharashtra 104 Organized Mass Conversions 105 Criticism of Conversions 106 Distinctive Interpretation 106 Historical Attitudes and Discrimination 108-145 Discrimination and Toleration 110 The First Great revolt Against Chaturwarna 115 Eliminating Discrimination, Reviving Toleration 117 Iiistances of Discrimination 121 Atrocities in Dalit' Daily Lives 122 History of Untouchabilty 123 Sikh Dalit Discrimination 128 Christian Dalit 131 Social Discrimination against Dalit Christians 134 Caste Cuts Across Barriers of Religions 135 Discrimination Against Dalit By Christians 136 Discrimination Against the Dalit Christians 138 Economic Discrimination 141 Educational Discrimination 142 Powerlessness 142 Historic Evidences of Discrimination 143 Papal Document, 1623144 Letter of the Propagation of Faith, 1779 144 The Synod of Pondicherry, 1844 144 Reform Movements 146-204 Swami Vivekananda and Dalits149 Dalit Movement 149 Bhakti Movement 161 Origins 161 Hindu Reform Movements 162 Brahmo Samaj 163 Social and Religious Reform 164 Jyotiba Phule 164 B. R. Ambedkar 165 Professional Work and Battle Against Untouchability 165 Dr. Ambedkar's Interventions on Caste Discrimination before the British Round Table Conference, 1930-1932 166 Caste Mobilisation 171 Persistence and Tenacity 172 Colonial Rule 173 Two Trends in Freedom Movement 174 Social 'Reform Movements 176 Compromise with Landlordism 178 Reservations: No Final Solution 179 Two Aspects of Caste Assertions 180 Limitations of Caste Movements 181 Struggle for Agrarian Revolution 183 Dalit-Bahujan Emancipation Movement 184 Without a Caste Analysis India Cannot be Understood 184 The Inhuman Discrimination Against Dalit Continues Unabated 185 Nature of the Revolt against the Caste System: Caste Upheaval Influences Indian Politics 186 The Religious Revolt 187 History Vindicates Ambedkar's Stand versus Gandhi 187 Ambedkar Champions Freedom of Conscience for the Oppressed Castes 189 The Dalit-bahujan Emancipation Struggle 190 Building a Worldwide Alliance for Dalit Emancipation 190 Ending Caste Discrimination Around the World 190 Eliminating and Prosecuting Caste-Based Violence 191 Eradicating Bonded Child Labour 191 Rejecting Gender-Based Oppression and the Trafficking of Girls 191 Standing Against the Deceit of Cultural / Extremist Nationalism 192 Deploring Religious Exploitation and Encouraging Authentic Spirituality 193 Promoting Full-Life Transformation and Empowerment for the Dalit-Bahujans 193 Recognizing the Global Security Threat Caused by Caste Discrimination 194 Demolishing the Tyranny of Caste Hierarchy 195 Politics of Dalitism: creating Dalit among Dalit 195 Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar 196 Post-Ambedkar Dalit Movement 198 The Dalit Despite Empowerment are not a Political Force 199 Vested Interests in Command 200 The Three Dalit Groups and their Separate Agenda 202 6. Constitutional Privileges for Dalit 205-238 Cultural Structure 205 India Practises 'Hidden Apartheid' against Dalit206 DaJit Suffer routine Violations of their right to Iife208 Exploitation of labour at the heart of the caste system 209 Dalit Women face structural discrimination 210 Untouchability is very much alive 211 Right to education free from discrimination is not Secured for Dalit children 212 Dalit who defy the caste order or claim their rights face swift, brutal retribution 212 Reservation and Dalit 214 Dalit Women's Rights 215 Dalit Women's Movement 216 AIDMAM - All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (All India Dalit Women's Rights Platform) 217 Dalit Economic Rights 218 Dalit Budgeting 218 Discrimination and Exploitative Forms of Labour 219 Bonded Labour 220 Dalits Right to Education 222 Dalit Land Rights 224 Manual Scavenging 225 Dalit Rights in Disaster Management 227 Constitutional Rights of Dalit 227 General Rights in the Constitution 227 Article 14: Equality before the Law 228 Article 15: Prohibition of Discrimination on Grounds of Religion, Race, Caste, Sex or place of birth 228 Article 16: Equality of Opportunity in Matters of Public employment 229 Article 17: Abolition of Untouchability 230 Article 25: Freedom of Conscience and Free profession, practice and propagation of religion 230 Political Rights and Privileges231 Article 332: Reservation of Seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States 232 Economic and Social Rights and Privileges 234 Article 335: Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to Services and Posts 234 Article 16: Equality of Opportunity in Matters of Public Employment 234 Article 46: Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections 235 There shall be a Special Officer for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to be appointed by the President235 Article 340: Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes 236 Dalit and Contemporary Indian Politics 239-287 Untouchable politics during the era of Congress dominance 242 The Ambedkarites and the Dalit after Ambedkar 252 The new Dalit politics of north India260 Kanshi Ram: from BAMCEF to the Bahujana Samaj Party262 States of the north265 Kanshi Ram and Mayawati in Government 271 The Surprising Durability of the Bahujana Samaj Party 277 Mayawati280 Ram Vilas Paswan 282 Bibliography 288 Index 291
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