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Kshatriyas and Would-Be Kshatriyas
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The Oxford Handbook of Caste
Beginning with the 1990s, the subject of caste has seen a profound increase in interest among scholars. What was until then approached as a fossilized tradition of the ritual-obsessed Hindus refusing to see the progressive spirits of the emerging world and studied as a branch of anthropology, suddenly began to be seen as a complex reality deeply embedded in a range of institutions and social practices, attracting scholars from a wide range of disciplines—sociology, political science, history, literature, and even economics. Underlying this opening of the subject of caste were many factors: epistemic, empirical, and political. Caste is no longer approached through the classical binaries of ...
Sexuality, Obscenity and Community
Through analysis of an impressive array of 'low' and 'high' Hindu literatures, particularly pamphlets, tracts, newspapers, and archival data, Gupta explores the emerging discourse of gender and sexuality, which was essential to the development of notions of Hindu communitality and nationalism in the colonial period. The book offers an exceptionally nuanced account of Hindi gender politics.
The Calcutta Review
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Sociology and Economics of Casteism in India
Bihar Is One Of The Largest States Of India With Enormous Natural Resources And Vast Manpower. It Has A Glorious And Very Ancient History, Influencing The Course Of Developments And Events Not Only In India But The World At Large. Its Soil Is Fertile, People Hardworking, Rivers Flowing With Water Throughout The Year, Its Earth Full Of Valuable And Even Rare Minerals And The Climate Is Congenial, Yet Its Economy Has Been On The Decline And There Is Poverty Everywhere. Its Cities, Towns And Villages Unmistakably Give The Impression Of Its Continuous Sliding Down. It Is One Of The Most Backward States Of The Country. The Administrative Machinery Seems To Have Withered Away, There Is Anarchy And...
India
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