to Boya Caste. She won the Indian general election‚ 2014 being a Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party candidate. She won by a huge margin. Her husband Butta Neelakantam is a leader of Telugu Desam Party. She is one of the richest Parliamentarians with total assests of more than
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Is India a ‘Caste Democracy’? Introduction: Caste based politics in India Though the idea that caste is a part of a natural and moral order of things‚ that it is a hereditary quality which once for all defines ones position and occupational affiliation and which is associated with a particular law of conduct is rejected both by intellectuals and political leaders‚ caste is in Indian post independence politics continually used and abused in different ways. State politics in India has been particularly
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CASTE AND CENSUS: IMPLICATIONS TO SOCIETY Dr. Afonso Botelho Associate Professor‚ Department of Sociology Rosary College of Commerce and Arts‚ Navelim – Goa ____________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The proposal to reintroduce caste as a category in the 2011 census sparked off considerable discussion among sociologists‚ anthropologists and others. This paper attempts to analyze the pros and cons of the idea to reintroduce the variable of caste‚ a distinctive
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development of human rights affect the caste system in India? The caste system in India is a powerful foundation consisting of many different classes and influences resulting in social segregation which has shaped Indian society for thousands of years. In India the caste system is a strict division between power and poverty‚ it is thought to be a part of ancient Hindu life‚ though some argue it was empowered by British imperialism. The caste system has several theories concerning its
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• SOCIAL EVILS The social evils and superstitions that had crept in the society over the centuries made social reforms imperative for the development of the society and the masses. In the 19th century‚ the newly educated persons increasingly revolted against rigid social conventions and outdated customs. They could no longer tolerate irrational and de-humanizing social practices. Moreover‚ the backward features of Indian society‚ such as the caste system or inequality of the sexes had religious
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Law and Caste in Modern India Author(s): Marc Galanter Source: Asian Survey‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 11‚ (Nov.‚ 1963)‚ pp. 544-559 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3023430 Accessed: 19/05/2008 17:14 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained prior
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Caste: Social and Gender Hierarchies The fundamental issues of caste not only affect the privileged and the working peoples‚ ethnic and racial minorities‚ and religious piety‚ but also the roles of men and women within the framework of gender relations. Through male domination of the public sphere‚ specific female roles were constructed. The primary concept of caste supported depictions of oppressed and subordinate women‚ which can be examined through the early literature of India. Women were no
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Sample essay on Social Evils Still Persist in our society Social evils are prevalent in almost all the backward countries. Surprising enough that India‚ a country proud of her ancient culture is no exception to it. Conservatism and fundamentalism apart there are certain customs that smear the face of this ancient land that is trying to build a modern image in the world. Go to any part of the country you will find something going on you’ll be ashamed of. Even some good customs have taken a woeful
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Exploration of Caste‚ Class and Gender : "Lived experiences" under scrutiny. One of the approaches taken up by feminism has been to retrieve the"subjective experience"or"lived realities" of women or any marginalised section of society. The cause of marginalisation in most cases is difficult to be identified because it could range from structural (patriarchy) to socio-political (pro-bourgeoisie policies) etc. Most often under the garb of traditions‚ conventions‚ culture etc. ’personal experiences’
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technology. Everyone is sanctioned into castes‚ Alpha‚ which is the highest caste‚ and the most physically superior‚ Beta‚ Gamma‚ Epsilon‚ and Delta. The controlling government‚ known as the world state‚ is managed by ten world controllers‚ spread out in the continents. Everyone is born inside of a bottle‚ and as they grow‚ they are sleep-taught to serve the world state‚ and are conditioned to not be jealous of other castes. This is done to prevent fighting among the castes‚ as an Epsilon
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