Preface
Introduction
Section A: Dalits and Society
1. Resolving Dalit Identity: Vankars, Chamars, Valmikis
Jyotsna Macwan and Suguna Ramanathan
2. At the Intersection of Caste, Class and Patriarchy: Exploring Dalit Women’s Oppression
Padma Velaskar
3. Social Democracy in Indian Villages: The Experience of Dalits in Southern Tamil Nadu
A. Ramaiah
4. The Category ‘Rural’ Revisited: A Dalit Perspective from a Village in Maharashtra
Ritambhara Hebbar
5. The Story of a Dalit Family from a Sleepy North Bihar Village
Ashok Singh
6. Caste System in India: Dr Ambedkar’s Perspective
P. G. Jogdand
7. Laws and Homestead Land for Rural Landless Labourers and Marginalised Communities in Bihar:A Micro-perspective
Sanjay Kumar
Section B: Dalits and Literature
8. Dalit Literature: A Perspective from Below
Raj Kumar
9. Transcending Orbits of Dalit Women’s Minor Literature
Smita Patil
10. Premchand and Dalit Literature: Representation of Dalits in the Literature of Premchand
Shashi Bhushan Upadhyay
Section C: Dalits in History
11. Rajwars in Revolt, 1857–58: Saga of Heroism and Sacrifices of Little-known People
A. K. Biswas
12. Caste and the Writing of History
Prathama Banerjee
Section D: Castes among Indian Minorities
13. Can there be a Category called Dalit Muslims?
Imtiaz Ahmad
14. Islam and Caste Inequalities among Indian Muslims
Yoginder Sikand
15. Social Exclusion, Resistance and Deras: Exploring the Myth of Casteless Sikh Society in Punjab
Ronki Ram
Glossary
Notes on Contributors
Index