Dalit Journeys for Dignity by Ramnarayan S Rawat

Dalit Journeys for Dignity by Ramnarayan S Rawat

The past decade has seen a surge in Dalit studies, offering key theoretical insights into the study of marginalized groups. This collection of essays focuses on Dalit struggles for dignity in India, highlighting the search for religious alternatives and t

"Underlying this remarkable collection of essays is little less than an exploration of Dalit modes of thinking about capabilities in this senseAs such, the essays mark an important contribution to the conversation that Sen, and ultimately Ambedkar himself opened up, in seeing these Dalit struggles from the margins as a means to realise much wider human values." — The Wire

"This book shows us certain vital contours of a new dimension—the Dalit Social. It argues successfully for the Dalit Social as both the defining condition for candid public discussions of caste, as well as the necessary normative condition for the sustenance of a democratic India." — Gopal Guru, coauthor of Experience, Caste, and the Everyday

"The Dalit Studies project addresses two subtle but crucial distinctions: between research on Dalits and research from a Dalit standpoint; and between the social-economic and the political-cultural dimensions of material history. Sharpening and straddling these, the project makes a unique contribution to the study of contemporary Indian society through its focus on dignity, recognition, faith, and belonging within a larger horizon of contests for equal citizenship." — Satish Deshpande, editor of The Problem of Caste

"This book expands the remit of Dalit Studies in significant and exciting ways by its focus on the relationship between caste, space, embodiment, and religious belonging. It also reconfigures older knowledge about caste, land, and labour through a feminist lens, enabling a productive critique of caste conjugality, family, and kin." — V. Geetha, author of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Question of Socialism in India

"In this richly textured volume, each essay focuses on different aspects of the striving for dignity and ethical life among Dalit communities. This is a decisive and timely contribution to the flourishing body of scholarship on Dalit life, aspiration, and horizons that have emerged in the past decades." — Thomas Blom Hansen, author of Wages of Violence: Naming and Identity in Postcolonial Bombay

Ramnarayan S. Rawat is Associate Professor of History at the University of Delaware. He is the author of Reconsidering Untouchability and coeditor of Dalit Studies. K. Satyanarayana is Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at EFL University, Hyderabad. He has coedited No Alphabet in Sight, Steel Nibs Are Sprouting, Dalit Studies, Dalit Text, and Concealing Caste. P. Sanal Mohan is a Former Professor and Visiting Fellow at the Inter-University Centre for Social Science Research and Extension at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.

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ISBN 13	9798855802627
Title	Dalit Journeys for Dignity
Author	Ramnarayan S Rawat
Series	Suny Series In Hindu Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Year published	2025-04-01
Number of pages	332
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