Dalits in India: Search for a Common Destiny explores the status of Dalits in the country by presenting all-India and state-level analyses of various human development and related social and economic indicators. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the processes and dynamics that exclude them from mainstream development and are causative of their relative peripheral position. This first-of-its-kind study examines dimensions such as demography, gender, levels and patterns of urbanisation, occupational patterns, ownership of income earning assets like agricultural land and business, situation of rural labour, employment and unemployment, employment under reservations in the public sector, incidence of poverty, literacy and education levels, health status and access to healthcare facilities, access to civil amenities like housing and the status of civil rights, with a particular emphasis on the practice of untouchability, social discrimination and atrocities. This book, besides presenting the present status of Dalits in India, also studies the change in their status and comes up with suggestions for improvement in their lives. It would be a rich resource for researchers, students and policy makers, and all those concerned with issues related to poverty, social exclusion and marginality.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Government Strategy against Discrimination and for Empowerment 3. Demographic Profile 4. Occupational Pattern 5. Access to Agricultural Land 6. Rural Wage Labour 7. Employment and Unemployment 8. Employment under Reservation 9. Rural Poverty: Magnitude and Change 10. Literacy and Education Levels 11. Health Status and Utilisation of Healthcare 12. Access to Civil Amenities: Housing, Water and Electricity 13. Practice of Untouchability and Atrocities 14. Conclusion and Policy Directions
About the Author / Editor
Sukhadeo Thorat is Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a former Chairman of University Grants Commission and Indian Council of Social Science Research. He is also the Chairman of Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi and Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2008 in the field of Literature and Education.
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