Below the category of Sudras were the untouchables, or Panchamas (literally “fifth division”), who performed the most menial tasks. Although there has been much confusion between the two, jati and varna are different in origin as well as function. The various castes in any given region of...
Sharan,A."from Caste to Category:Colonial Knowledge Practices and the Depressed/Scheduled Castes of Bihar". Indian Economic Social History Review . 2003Sharan, Awadhendra (2003): From Caste to Category: Colonial Knowledge Practices and the Depressed/Scheduled Castes of Bihar. Indian Economic and ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook (redirected fromScheduled castes and scheduled tribes) Wikipedia sched·uled caste (skĕj′o͞old, -o͞o-əld, skĕj′əld) n. Any of the historically disadvantaged Indian castes of low rank, now...
Our own examination of the data from Socio Econimic and Caste Census 2011 (secc.gov.in) revealed that 4.25% of the total households in India fell under the category that owned ‘2.5 acres or more irrigated land with at least one irrigation equipment’ whereas only 1.28% of theDalithousehold...