Ram Puniyani

CASTE AND COMMUNALISM - 1st - Kozhikode The Book People-An Imprint of Olive 2015 - 122

In India Dalits have ordeal centuries of deprivation which persists still today. Over six decades after the independence of the country, the caste system has not been yet wiped off. There are atrocities against Dalits and social and economical conditions of Dalits are still remaining dismal. This book discuss the rootedness of caste system in India society, attempts of Phule of Ambedkar to reform through people movements, and how ’Hindutva’ the majoritarian identity politics adversely affected the aspirations of the untouchables.

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Caste--Political aspects--India
Dalits--India--Social conditions
Hindutva
Communalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism

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