Caste Discrimination

Book Details

• Author: Jagan Karade

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9788131607039

• Binding: Hardcover

• Release Date: 01-08-2015

• Package Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches

About the Book

Caste is a deeply entrenched cultural category that has severely crippled Indian society for centuries. Despite the Indian Constitution offering protection to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes against caste discrimination, and the creation of numerous laws and policies aimed at preventing this discrimination, the issue persists. This book investigates the various forms of caste discrimination still prevalent in India, 66 years after independence, in social, economic, educational, legal, and cultural domains.

The caste system, despite changes in India’s social institutions, remains entrenched in modern society due to the mindset of the majority of Indians. Not only is caste discrimination found within Hinduism, but it also exists in Islam and Christianity, underscoring the widespread nature of the issue. The book includes twelve research articles contributed by eminent academicians, experts, and researchers from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. These articles delve into the institutionalized nature of caste-based discrimination and its impact on society.

This book serves as a critical resource for understanding the complexity of caste discrimination in India today and will be useful for anyone studying India, its social structures, and human rights issues.

Contents

1. Caste Discrimination: An Introduction – Jagan Karade

2. Caste-based Discrimination in Indian Society – Smriti Bhosale

3. Hidden Casteism in Education in India – M.S. Wankhede

4. Poverty Alleviation Measures and Dalits of Eastern Uttar Pradesh: The Need for Structural Transformation – Bibhuti Bhushan Malik

5. Hidden Caste Discrimination in Panchayat Raj: A Study of Scheduled Caste Women – Sujata Karade

6. Labour Market Discrimination – Prakash Kamble

7. Caste Discrimination versus Democratic Equalization in India – Ravsaheb Janu Katti

8. Socio-economic Discrimination and Transformation of Dalits – Some Evidences: An Analysis Based on Dalit Autobiography – Praveen K. Jadhav

9. Geographical Discrepancy among Scheduled Caste Students in Academic Achievement – Vikas Sudam Kamble

10. Modern Casteism in Gujarat State: Socio-economic Effects and Remedies – M.H. Makwana and Pradip Prajapati

11. Pesticides and Health Discrimination: A Case of Dalit Agricultural Workers in India – Dhanraj A. Patil

12. Casteism through the Lens of Discrimination and Distinction – Vishal Jadhav

About the Author

Jagan Karade is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, and an ICSSR Fellow. His published works include books like Reservation Policy and Reality, Nationalistic Dr. Ambedkar, and Occupational Mobility among Scheduled Castes. He has also edited three books and contributed numerous articles to reputed journals and edited volumes. Dr. Karade is a member of the Management Council of the Indian Sociological Society in New Delhi and was the former President of the Maharashtra Sociological Society.