Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India written by Simhadri Somanaboina and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook presents an authoritative account of the development of movements, thoughts and policies of OBCs (Other Backward Classes) in India. Despite the adoption of egalitarian principles in the Indian Constitution, caste inequalities, discrimination and exclusionary practices against people from backward classes and other lower castes continue to haunt them in contemporary India. A comprehensive work on the politics of identity and plurality of experiences of OBCs in India, this handbook: — Features in-depth research by eminent scholars on the Other Backward Classes (OBC) social and political thought, OBC movements and OBC development and policy making. — Discusses the life, ideologies and pioneering contributions by Gautam Buddha, Sant Kabir, Jotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Shahu Maharaj, Narayana Guru, B.R. Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia, and E V Ramasamy Periyar and leading social reform movements. — Examines OBC issues with case studies from various Indian states to look at issues of pre- and post- Mandal India; backward caste movements; and reclamation of the Bahujan legacy. — Critiques public policies and programs for the development of OBCs in India. — Reviews the status of Muslim OBCs in India and of the invisibilized nomadic communities. — Reviews the impact of globalization on the economically backward lower castes and the impact of development initiatives for the excluded people. The first of its kind, this handbook will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of exclusion and discrimination studies, diversity and inclusion studies, Global South studies, affirmative action, sociology, Indian political history, Dalit studies, political sociology, public policy, development studies and political studies.
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Backward Castes written by Neelam Yadav and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caste System Continues To Survive As A Noticeable Aspect Of Our Society. Over The Centuries, The Caste Identities Have Surfaced As A Strong Force In Contemporary Politics And The Situation Demands For Redressal Of The Inequalities And Exploitation Generated By This Old System. However, A Changed Situation Has Stimulated Fresh Thinking In Academic Circles On The Question Of The Essence And Dynamics Of Caste.No One Can Deny The Fact That The Institution Of Caste, Since The Ancient Days To The Present Time, Has Done A Great Harm To The Society And Mostly To The People, Belonging To Backward Classes.There Is No Doubt That, For Over A Century Or So, The Backwards, The Dalits, The Untrouchables And The Unprivileged And Marginalized Sections Of Society Have Struggled Effectively To Overcome The Oppressed State Of Dehumanization And Turn Slavery Into Socio-Economic Equality, Political Security And A Share In Governance. Still They Have To Go A Long Way. Education, Social Unity And The Right Sort Of Leadership Is The Need Of The Day.Search For The Roots Of The Problem And An Effort To Eliminate Them Is A Great Task In Itself. Perhaps This It The Most Remarkable Task And A Service To Society, Which Academics Can Offer. These Volumes Are A Modest Effort In The Same Direction.This Work Deals. Rather Successfully, With All The Aspects, Related To The Backward Castes.The Study Has Aptly Been Divided Into Three Volumes And Parts For A Clear Presentation. The Problem Is Discussed Thoroughly, And An Effort To Seek A Solution Is Also Made In This Study. In This Endeavour, The Book Emerges As A Strong Protest Against The Victimization Of The So Called Backwards And Also Suggests The Remedies.
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Backward Castes written by M. L. Mathur and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Power Politics and Social Justice written by G Thimmaiah and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the process through which power politics has undermined the egalitarian goal of the policy of reservation for economically and socially disadvantaged groups, highlighting the distortions which have emerged in the process of formulation, as well as implementation, of the reservation policy.
Download or read book The Backward Classes in Contemporary India written by André Béteille and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should quotas in education and employment be treated as matters of policy and not of right? Is the individual or groups of the community the fundamental bearer of rights and capacities? Can past disparities be adequately redressed? The author begins to address these issues with a sociological critique of the equality provisions in the Constitution of India. He argues that the problem is not simply of the contradiction between the principle of equality and the practice of inequality, but also of the tensions between divergent concepts of equality. He focuses on the problem of balancing the principle of equal opportunities with the principle of redress, citing disparities between groups that were such a striking feature of traditional India. The author argues that if caste quotas are treated as matters of right and extended indefinitely, there will be irreparable damage to institutions such as universities, hospitals and banks that are governed by principles that are radically different from those governing the relations between castes.
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Backward Castes Reservation written by M. L. Mathur and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Other Backward Classes in India written by Arvind Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitution Of India Grants Some Protection To Backward Classes, Besides The Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes. These Are To Be Found Amongst All Religious Sects Hindus, Muslims, Christians Etc. The Framers Of The Indian Constitution Were Well Aware About Their Miserable And Apathetic Living Conditions, Who Have Continued To Be Socially Condemned And Economically Oppressed For Centuries. Constantly They Resolved In The Preamble, To Secure To All Justice Social, Economic And Political, Equality Of Status And Of Opportunity And To Promote Among Them All Fraternity, Assuring The Dignity Of The Individual.Indian, Which Is A Secular And Democratic Country, Is Regarded As A Model Of Pluralistic Society, Which Is Reflected In Its Cultural Pluralism Of Various Religions, Castes, Languages And Regions. About 82 Per Cent Of The Indian Population Follows Hinduism And 15 Per Cent Islam And Its Plurality Is Visible In The Four-Fold Varna System (Brahmin, Kashtriya, Vaishya And Shudra) And About 5,000 Castes And Sub-Castes. Now The Segmental Aspects Of Traditional Fourfold Varna System Is Reflected In Terms Of Four Major Caste Groups Created By The Modern Participatory Democratic Political System Such As The Scheduled Castes (Scs: 16.73%), The Scheduled Tribes (Sts: 7.95%), Other Backward Classes (Obcs: Estimated To Be 52%) And The Rest Regarded As Upper Castes Or Forward Castes (Estimated 23%). These Four Modern Caste Categories Also Include Social Segments Of The Minorities. The Present Work Mainly Deals With Other Backward Classes (Obc).
Download or read book Report of the Backward Classes Commission written by India. Backward Classes Commission and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reservational Justice to Other Backward Classes OBCs written by Anirudh Prasad and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With reference to India.
Download or read book Educational and Social Uplift of Backward Classes written by S. P. Agrawal and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Backward Classes and the New Social Order written by André Béteille and published by Delhi : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A Somewhat Expanded Version Of The Paper Presented At The Ambedkar Memorial Lectures In The Univversity Of Bombay In 1980. It Tries To Explore The Implications Of The Position In Society Visualized For The Backward Classes In Our Constitution. Cover Slightly Shopsoiled, Text Clean, Condition Ok.
Download or read book Popular Democracy and the Politics of Caste written by Satendra Kumar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the intersection of caste and politics in North India and highlights its contribution to the anthropological study of democracy. It argues that the long-term process of internalization of democracy within the caste body has fundamentally changed the workings of the Indian party system. Drawing on an in-depth ethnographic case study of the Gujjars, a marginalized caste group in India, the book presents a systematic analysis of the political mobilization and culture of political participation of the Other Backward Classes to understand why and how certain caste groups have been more successful in politics than others. It discusses various key themes such as popular democracy and the politics of caste, regional politics and territoriality, myth, legends and heroes in the Gujjar community, the transition from lineage deities to caste deity, and the (re)formation of caste-community identity. It reveals the symbiotic relationships between religion and caste and shows how religion shapes contemporary caste. The book makes an important contribution to the study of marginalised groups and their politicization and fills a significant gap in the political sociology of India. It will be useful for scholars and researchers of sociology, history, exclusion studies, Dalit studies, political studies, history, social anthropology, and South Asian studies.
Download or read book Competing Equalities written by Marc Galanter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1984 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a democratic society pursue a policy of compensatory discrimination without forsaking equality or sliding into a system of group quotas? For over thirty years, India has been engaged in a massive effort to integrate "untouchables" and other oppressed peoples into the mainstream of Indian life. This book is the first comprehensive study of the Indian experience with policies of systematic preferential treatment. Galanter includes a discussion of the relation of the courts to public policy in his analysis of the choices and tensions in the Indian policies of compensatory preference.
Download or read book The Indian Constitution written by Ratna G. Revankar and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with the problems of the Backward Classes in the vast subcontinent of India. Specific discussions concentrate on social-reform particulars such as housing, social services, industrial and agricultural participation, and especially, educational opportunities.
Download or read book Castes of Mind written by Nicholas B. Dirks and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. In academic and common parlance alike, caste has become a central symbol for India, marking it as fundamentally different from other places while expressing its essence. Nicholas Dirks argues that caste is, in fact, neither an unchanged survival of ancient India nor a single system that reflects a core cultural value. Rather than a basic expression of Indian tradition, caste is a modern phenomenon--the product of a concrete historical encounter between India and British colonial rule. Dirks does not contend that caste was invented by the British. But under British domination caste did become a single term capable of naming and above all subsuming India's diverse forms of social identity and organization. Dirks traces the career of caste from the medieval kingdoms of southern India to the textual traces of early colonial archives; from the commentaries of an eighteenth-century Jesuit to the enumerative obsessions of the late-nineteenth-century census; from the ethnographic writings of colonial administrators to those of twentieth-century Indian scholars seeking to rescue ethnography from its colonial legacy. The book also surveys the rise of caste politics in the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the emergence of caste-based movements that have threatened nationalist consensus. Castes of Mind is an ambitious book, written by an accomplished scholar with a rare mastery of centuries of Indian history and anthropology. It uses the idea of caste as the basis for a magisterial history of modern India. And in making a powerful case that the colonial past continues to haunt the Indian present, it makes an important contribution to current postcolonial theory and scholarship on contemporary Indian politics.
Download or read book Competing Equalities written by Marc Galanter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third edition of a painstakingly researched and remarkably comprehensive book on the Indian experiment with constitutionally sanctioned policies of preferential treatment/ compensatory discrimination/ affirmative action on behalf of the historically oppressed and excluded castes and classes of the country. The policies were meant originally to be transitional arrangements, the nation's ultimate goal being the establishment of a casteless and classless society. The way things turned out however, both caste and class have remained deeply entrenched as legal, administrative, political, and social realities. The book traces the pre - independence history of the developing concern for the 'depressed classes' in the first part of the twentieth century, the debates in the Constituent Assembly, and goes on to a critical analysis of the first thirty years of the constitutional regime of preferential treatment for identified beneficiaries - Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ other Backward Classes - in the fields of legislative representation, employment, education, and government service. The book's special emphasis is on the role of the higher judiciary and its interventions in the course of cases arising from the policy of reservation, as well as the constitutional context of fundamental rights. This edition includes a preface written by the author for the second (paperback) edition published in 1991, following the controversy over the proposal to implement the Mandal Commission Report. It also includes a new introduction summing up the current situation.
Download or read book India s Unequal Citizens written by Kripal Chandra Yadav and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
