Caste-ing Space: Mapping the Dynamics of Untouchability in Rural Bihar, India

B. R. Ambedkar, the scholar, activist, and chief architect of the Indian constitution, in his early twentieth century works, referred to the untouchable quarters in India as ghettos. He recognized that untouchability was manifested through combining social separation with spatial segregation. Ambedk...

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Main Author: Indulata Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brandeis University Library 2021-05-01
Series:Caste
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Online Access:https://journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/caste/article/view/232