The Politics of Caste in West Bengal
Title | The Politics of Caste in West Bengal PDF eBook |
Author | Uday Chandra |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2015-09-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1317414772 |
This volume offers for the first time a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the making and maintenance of a modern caste society in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal in India. Drawing on cutting-edge multidisciplinary scholarship, it explains why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of and scholarship on West Bengal, and how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region until today. The essays presented here dispel the myth that caste does not matter in Bengali society and politics, and make possible meaningful comparisons and contrasts with other regions in South Asia. The work will interest scholars and researchers in sociology, social anthropology, politics, modern Indian history and cultural studies.
The Tribes and Castes of Bengal
Title | The Tribes and Castes of Bengal PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Herbert Hope Risley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | Anthropometry |
ISBN |
The Politics of Caste in West Bengal
Title | The Politics of Caste in West Bengal PDF eBook |
Author | Uday Chandra |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 227 |
Release | 2015-09-25 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317414764 |
This volume offers for the first time a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the making and maintenance of a modern caste society in colonial and postcolonial West Bengal in India. Drawing on cutting-edge multidisciplinary scholarship, it explains why caste continues to be neglected in the politics of and scholarship on West Bengal, and how caste relations have permeated the politics of the region until today. The essays presented here dispel the myth that caste does not matter in Bengali society and politics, and make possible meaningful comparisons and contrasts with other regions in South Asia. The work will interest scholars and researchers in sociology, social anthropology, politics, modern Indian history and cultural studies.
The Decline of the Caste Question
Title | The Decline of the Caste Question PDF eBook |
Author | Dwaipayan Sen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2018-05-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108287085 |
This revisionist history of caste politics in twentieth-century Bengal argues that the decline of caste-based politics in the region was as much the result of coercion as of consent. It traces this process through the political career of Jogendranath Mandal, the leader of the Dalit movement in eastern India and a prominent figure in the history of India and Pakistan, over the transition of Partition and Independence. Utilising Mandal's private papers, this study reveals both the strength and achievements of his movement for Dalit recognition, as well as the major challenges and constraints he encountered. Departing from analyses that have stressed the role of integration, Dwaipayan Sen demonstrates how a wide range of coercions shaped the eventual defeat of Dalit politics in Bengal. The region's acclaimed 'castelessness' was born of the historical refusal of Mandal's struggle to pose the caste question.
Caste Dynamics Among the Bengali Hindus
Title | Caste Dynamics Among the Bengali Hindus PDF eBook |
Author | Jyotirmoyee Sarma |
Publisher | Calcutta : Firma KLM |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Rise of the Plebeians?
Title | Rise of the Plebeians? PDF eBook |
Author | Christophe Jaffrelot |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 531 |
Release | 2012-05-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 113651662X |
For decades, India has been a conservative democracy governed by the upper caste notables coming from the urban bourgeoisie, the landowning aristocracy and the intelligentsia. The democratisation of the ‘world’s largest democracy’ started with the rise of peasants’ parties and the politicisation of the lower castes who voted their own representatives to power as soon as they emancipated themselves from the elite’s domination. In Indian state politics, caste plays a major role and this book successfully studies how this caste-based social diversity gets translated into politics. This is the first comprehensive study of the sociological profile of Indian political personnel at the state level. It examines the individual trajectory of 16 states, from the 1950s to 2000s, according to one dominant parameter—the evolution of the caste background of their elected representatives known as Members of the Legislative Assembly, or MLAs. The study also takes into account other variables like occupation, gender, age and education.
People-Party-Policy Interplay in India
Title | People-Party-Policy Interplay in India PDF eBook |
Author | Suman Nath |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 215 |
Release | 2019-09-17 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1000228061 |
This book analyses the political transition in West Bengal, India, which witnessed longest democratically elected Left regime of the world. It examines and compares micro-dynamics of political practices in India and delineates underlying political themes of state politics. The author explores the politics of land reform and the anti-land-acquisition movements which were critical points in the contemporary history of Bengal in independent India. The volume further delves into the caste and communal politics which had been latent until the Left Front’s loss in the state, as well as the what sets apart politics in West Bengal from other Indian states. Based on thorough ethnographic research, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of South Asian studies, politics and political processes, sociology and social anthropology.