Special issue of Towards continuing education monthly.

This book discusses the issues of inequality and marginalization in India. The first section of the book contextualizes sociological traditions for the scrutiny of subaltern discourse on discrimination. The chapters in the section explore self-identity, ‘margins’ in sociological traditions, subalternity and exclusion, citizenship issues of de-notified tribes, the role of religion for scheduled tribe Dalits and Ambedkar’s ideas on tribes. The second section deals with the political economy of higher education, health and employment. The efforts of BR Ambedkar and the consequences of those efforts, his critique of education policies during British time and its alteration for independent India have been meticulously dealt with. The third section illustrates an application of theoretical understanding through narratives of labour bondage in Varanasi, sanitation workers in Mumbai and rickshaw pullers in Delhi. The last section establishes that unequal access to resources is a consequence of discrimination and marginalization induced by social identities. The book argues for equitable access to resources and opportunities to ensure health equity. The audience for this publication includes academics, researchers, health professionals, policymakers engaged with discrimination, exclusion, marginalization and inequity in health.

While the Constitution of India provides for equality of status to all the citizens, it also recognises the neen for special provisions in favour of the socially disadvantaged groups with the objective of bringing them to a level comparable to the other communities. Based on the thesis of the author's doctoral research, the present volume examines the impact of the policy of compensatory discrimination and the various constitutional provisions aimed at giving preferential treatment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes especially with regard to the provision of resevation of jobs in the public services. The author analyses the degree of social transformation achieved dure to the implementation of the policy of reservation in the public services among the SC's and ST's with particular reference to the State of Bihar. Many significant findings have emerged out of the study. The beneficiaries of reservation have not only broken away from their traditional occupations but have also become examples for members of their communities in view of their power, prestigve and self-confidence vis-ý-vis members of the upper castes. Induction in to the government services has given a fillip to these communities to contribute actively in the development process. The volume also examines the implementation of the policy of reservation and the change that has occurred in the semi-feudal society of Bihar. The book contains valuable suggestions towards ensuring effective administration of the reservation policy. These deserve the attention of policy-makers, academicians and administrators engaged in the task of bringing about social change through constitutional means.

All Observations Of Change In Masses; Outlook And Impact On Social Relationship Can Be Reduced To The Point, Whether The Steeply Rooted Fort Of Inequality Is Being Demolished Brick By Brick To Adopt The Fraternal Relationship In Its Social System One By One Or Not. The Problem Thus Reduced Has Further Practical Issues Of Inexorable Rule Of Inequality Inbuilt In Genetic, Traditional And Charismatic Individualism. But This Problem Is Not Insolvable. It Can Be Resolved By Assuming Reality And Value As Inseparable As Interrelationship Of Equality And Inequality, The Former Dictating What Principle Should Be Held In Treating All Individuals Of Society And The Latter Telling What The State Of Affairs Actually Exists. Then By Upholding Fraternal Equality As The Reigning Principle In Behaviour And Being Aware Of Existing Odds Against It The Problem May Be Resolved And The One Man One Value Oriented Fream Of Dr. Ambedkar Can Be Brought About In Our National Life. The Present Book, Thoughts And Philosophy Of Dr. Ambedkar Stressed The Philosophy Of Equality, Liberty And Fraternity As Expounded By Dr. Ambedkar Himself Under The Caption Of My Personal Philosophy Originally In Marathi, Translated Into English By This Author. It Deals With The Buddhist Development In East And West Since 1950; Ambedkarism In The World; Punjabi Speech On Ambedkar By Balley Translated Into English; Hindi Article Of Dr. Kausalyayan Translated As Had There Been No Ambedkar. Marathi Articles Of Babsaheb Translated Into English; And Author S Own Contributions Such As Education And Ambedkar, Ambedkar As A Great Relevance To A New Millennium And So On.