This innovative study of the power of lineage in India across two centuries examines some of the traditional social structures which transcended so successfully the political upheavals of British rule. Under the Maratha Kingdom, the Devs occupied a privileged position in the rit…
"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the changes taking place in the domestic governance of climate change in India and South Africa. Using two of the world's most interesting emerging economies, the book provides a new theoretical framework, an innovative combination…
"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the changes taking place in the domestic governance of climate change in India and South Africa. Using two of the world's most interesting emerging economies, the book provides a new theoretical framework, an innovative combination…
Inspired by egalitarian doctrines, the Dalit communities in India have been fighting for basic human and civic rights since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this book, Shailaja Paik focuses on the struggle of Dalit women in one arena -- the realm of formal education -- a…
Depicting the miserable life of Dalit women in society.
Depicting the miserable life of dalit women in society.
Memoirs depicting the miserable life of dalit women in society.
In thirteenth-century Maharashtra, a new vernacular literature emerged to challenge the hegemony of Sanskrit, a language largely restricted to men of high caste. In a vivid and accessible idiom, this new Marathi literature inaugurated a public debate over the ethics of social di…
