The Politics of Caste in West Bengal

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

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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

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

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The Decline of the Caste Question

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

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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.

The Politics of Caste in West Bengal

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

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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.

Caste Dynamics Among the Bengali Hindus

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

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Rise of the Plebeians?

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

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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.

Rural Politics in India

Rural Politics in India
Title Rural Politics in India PDF eBook
Author Dayabati Roy
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 290
Release 2014
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1107042356

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This book discusses the forms and dynamics of political processes in rural India with a special emphasis on West Bengal, the nation's fourth-most populous state. West Bengal's political distinction stems from its long legacy of a Left-led coalition government for more than thirty years and its land reform initiatives. The book closely looks at how people from different castes, religions, and genders represent themselves in local governments, political parties, and in the social movements in West Bengal. At the same time it addresses some important questions: Is there any new pattern of politics emerging at the margins? How does this pattern of politics correspond with the current discourse of governance? Using ethnographic techniques, it claims to chart new territories by not only examining how rural people see the state, but also conceiving the context by comparing the available theoretical frameworks put forward to explain the political dynamics of rural India.