The Scheduled Castes

The Scheduled Castes
Author: K. S. Singh
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1504
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN:

This volume represents as accurate a list of India's Scheduled Castes as can currently be made. It reveals a highly heterogeneous profile of Scheduled Caste communities, which are spread across the country and which are mainly landless, with little control over resources such as land, forest and water. It also shows the persistence of 'untouchability' in many pockets, and the variable measures of equality that have so far been achieved in the struggle for social upliftment by the Scheduled Castes. It reveals that these castes have been increasingly involved in modern occupations, such as service in government departments wherever traditional industries have declined. As a consequence, a new sense of self-respect is in the air, gradually replacing some of the old myths which sought to legitimize their degradation.

The Scheduled Castes in India

The Scheduled Castes in India
Author: Anirban Kashyap
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1996
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9788121205115

Attempts have been made in this study to present an over-all profile of the Scheduled Castes from different dimensions i.e., facts, figures and their interpretations, the policy of segregation of a sizable section of Indian population on the basis of caste.

Development of Scheduled Caste

Development of Scheduled Caste
Author: Anil Bhuimali
Publisher: Serials Publications
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2007
Genre: Dalits
ISBN: 9788183871235

The Indian Society Is Based On Caste System Which Is, In Fact, A Two-Tier Construction I.E. Upper Caste And Lower Caste. The Caste System Alienated A Larger Part Of Our Society From The Mainstream. The Division Of Society According To Privileges Enjoyed By The People Paints Carefully The Picture Of Social Exploitation Of A Community By Another Community. The Present Edited Book Is An Attempt To Describe Different Development Aspects Of Scheduled Caste. Different Aspects Such As Discrimination And Inequality, Well-Being Of Rural Women, Income Inequality, Contribution Of Some Social Reformers In The Nation-Making, Development And Empowerment, Disadvantaged Migrants, Primary Education, Constitutional Safeguards, Literacy, Political Reservation And The Role Of Scheduled Caste Women In Decision-Making Have Well Been Documented By Social Scientists. This Is A Timely Publication In The Sense That It Has Presented Some Thought-Provoking Papers Relevant For Understanding The Issue Of Reservation Especially For The Most Disadvantaged In The Community. It Cannot Be Denied That In A Country Like Ours Some Form Of Affirmative Action Is Unavoidable To Eradicate Various Forms Of Social, Cultural And Economic Backwardness.

Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in India

Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in India
Author: P. K. Mohanty
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2006
Genre: Caste
ISBN: 9788182050525

This encyclopaedia work in five volumes covers all related and relevant information about the scheduled tribes in India. The comprehensive, exclusive and exhaustive work will be an invaluable reference tool for scholars, researchers, planners, administrator, policy makers, govt. official and the others.