Afterword: Gendering Caste: Honor, Patriarchy and Violence
Introduction The central significance of gender to the operation of caste was vividly highlighted for me during fieldwork on Dalit politics and mobilization in 2012. I visited the offices of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) in Madurai (central Tamil Nadu) to interview the local leader Vi...
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Published in | South Asia multidisciplinary academic journal Vol. 19; no. 19 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Association pour la recherche sur l'Asie du Sud (ARAS)
31.10.2018
Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud |
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Summary: | Introduction The central significance of gender to the operation of caste was vividly highlighted for me during fieldwork on Dalit politics and mobilization in 2012. I visited the offices of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) in Madurai (central Tamil Nadu) to interview the local leader Vikraman. He detailed the work of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front, which has documented the many and varied forms of untouchability practiced in contemporary Tamil Nadu. One example c... |
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ISSN: | 1960-6060 1960-6060 |
DOI: | 10.4000/samaj.4685 |