Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. Politics of Inclusion (2009) is an unusual book as its major arguments are not merely valid but are increasingly relevant. Published over a decade ago, it remains a must read for policymakers, political scie…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. Bourdieu (1986) had shown, how a person can develop ‘capital through social interactions’ and later Sen (1992) applied Bourdieu’s concept of ‘capitals’ in ‘capabilities’ (Hart, 2012, pp. 52–62); both emphasi…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 88-94, May 2022. Society undergoes changes with passage of time due to internal and external factors. However, more radical nature of changes takes place due to external factors. Such changes prompt…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. When Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability, a graphic biography of the life of B. R. Ambedkar, was first published in 2011, it was welcomed as an enunciation of Dalit identity and as a uniquely Indian cou…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. Historically, it is a glaring fact that any disaster or pandemic made the Dalit and Adivasi as the worst victim. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to unfold the caste dynamics and social realities around…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nepal assures equality of all Nepalese citizens regardless of gender, ethnicity and religion. There is a stringent law which recognizes all form of caste-based dis…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 provided the Constitutional machinery for rural governance in India, whereas the tribal-dominated states under 5th and 6th schedules of the Constitution were all…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. Participatory democracy has gained special attention in India in recent years as it leads to transparent governance by means of decentralization and participation of citizens. The 73rd Constitutional Amendme…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. The present article deals with the ecology and social aspects of famine of 1896–1897 in north Bengal. Ecological issues were no less important to convert the drought or scarcities into famines, even though t…
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print. This article deals with the recent issues of rising mob lynchings, atrocities on Dalits, Adivasis and religious minorities across the state. This study asserts that the Hindutva ideology itself is violence p…