Dalit : The Downtrodden of India

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Social background and origins of Dalits. 3. Dalit and religion. 4. Historical attitudes and discrimination. 5. Reform movements. 6. Constitutional privileges for Dalit. 7. Dalit and contemporary Indian politics. Bibliography. Index.

"This book represents a detailed scholarly analysis of the Dalit situation, but rather to isolate and present the central issues pertinent to this long oppression. It comes as an ongoing plea for the ear of the world, from a courageous representative of one of the most exploited and oppressed populations on earth, victim of a centuries old experiment in forced political integration under conditions of segregation and cultural assimilation.

This book will helpful and fulfill all the requisites and provide information needed to the readers. It would be the choice for Dalit activists, students, professionals seeking to arouse public indignation against this most outrageous of indignities against humankind: the notion that the vary touch of some might be polluting to others. Because it says all that most of us need to know in regard to this social crime against humanity. And there remains so much to be achieved in the Dalit struggle for human dignity." (jacket)