000			a
999			_c31897 _d31897
008			230418b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9789352872916
082			_a305.56880954 _bBHA
100			_aBhattacharya, Sabyasachi _eed.
245			_aPast of the outcaste : readings in dalit history
260			_aOrient BlackSwan, _b2017 _cHyderabad :
300			_aviii, 469 p. ; _c24 cm
365			_b1345.00 _cINR _d01
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aAre you fit for political power even though you do not allow a large class of your own countrymen like the untouchables to use public school? … the use of public wells? … the use of public streets? … to eat any food they like?—B. R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of CasteThese questions, raised by Dr Ambedkar roughly a century ago, still hold true. The prevalence of caste-based violence and rising Dalit assertion has led to a revival of the movement spearheaded by luminaries such as Phule, Ambedkar and others. To comprehend this rising revolution, it is important to trace writings of the public intellectuals and social scientists through history. The Past of the Outcaste brings together historical narratives of the ‘outcastes’, which together throw light on the economic, civil, cultural and political exclusion and discrimination that is caste-based. This collection includes statements on untouchability by leaders of the freedom movement—for example, Gokhale, Lajpat Rai, Ambedkar and Gandhi; essays on the history of the outcastes in the pre-colonial period; on the beginnings of Dalit consciousness and organized resistance to caste oppression; on the relationship between the nationalist movement and Dalits; and finally, essays locating the Dalits in the post-independence polity in India. This carefully edited compendium will be of use to students and scholars of history, sociology and political science in general and those in the area of ‘exclusion studies’ in particular.
650			_aDalits Political activity
650			_aAmbedkar
650			_aUntouchability
650			_aNationalist movement
650			_aPost-independence polity
650			_a Dalit caste movement
650			_a Mahatma Gandhi
650			_aHarijan
700			_aRao, Yagati Chinna _eed.
942			_2ddc _cBK