When the constitution of independent India took effect in 1950 this meant a break with a more than two thousand year legacy of Untouchability - a set of discriminative practices that bound the lowest castes to low-status jobs and restricted their social mobility. For centuries l…
Study on the autobiographies of Dalit women from Maharashtra, India.
"Once known as 'Pariahs, ' Dalits are primarily descendants of unfree agrarian laborers. They belong to India's most subordinated castes, face overwhelming poverty and discrimination, and provoke public anxiety. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, this book follo…
