The Persistence of Caste
The Khairlanji Murders and India's Hidden Apartheid
Anand Teltumbde
"Understanding Caste" takes a hard look at the caste system in India, despite being abolished under the Indian constitution. Using the tragic case of "Khairlanji" in 2006, the book reveals that every eighteen minutes, a crime is committed against a member of the dalit caste. The book argues that the caste system has been assimilated into capitalist and globalising India, and that anti-caste activism has reflected and reinforced negative stereotypes. This insightful and shocking analysis provides a fascinating glimpse into caste dynamics and their existence in a globalised world.
Publish Date
2011-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
2011-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2010
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4.48
ISBN
9781848134492
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2019-01-22T15:51:41.000Z
In his phenomenal book, "The Persistence of Caste", @AnandTeltumbde unmasked the caste-nature of Indian society and failures of its legal mechanisms. The same legal mechanism which cannot protect massacred Dalits hunts them down for their political opinions. Shame #StandWithAnand – source