Caste, Discrimination, and Exclusion in Modern India

by Dilip G Diwakar, Vani Kant Borooah, Vinod Kumar Mishra, et al.

Book Overview

A comprehensive assessment of the broad issues that underpin social exclusion in India This book posits the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) vis--vis their upper-caste Hindu peers and establishes how caste is a lived reality in everyday life in modern India. It explores areas where caste and religious exclusion are most visible, such as human development, inequality, poverty, educational attainments, child malnutrition, health, employment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01GYR77DU
• ISBN13: 9789351502678
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: SAGE Publications India Pvt, Ltd.
• Length: 348 Pages
• Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"