Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Marriage in India has never
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Untouchability in the 21st Century: New Forms, Old Structures
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Untouchability, constitutionally abolished under Article
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Caste, Class, and Capitalism in Contemporary India
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction The relationship between caste, class,
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Understanding Caste Today: Ghurye, Srinivas, Dumont, and Beteille in Dialogue
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Caste remains one of the
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Sanskritization to Social Media: Revisiting M. N. Srinivas in Contemporary India
Relevant for Sociology Optional Paper 1, Paper 2, and GS Paper I (Indian Society) Introduction Indian sociology owes a great
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M.N. Srinivas: The Sociologist Who Made Caste and Social Change Visible
M.N. Srinivas: The Sociologist Who Made Caste and Social Change Visible (Relevant for Sociology Paper 2: Impact of Colonial rule
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Centenary of the Self-Respect Movement: Reclaiming Dignity, Resisting Caste
Centenary of the Self-Respect Movement: Reclaiming Dignity, Resisting Caste (Relevant for Sociology Paper 2- social movements in india) Introduction The
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Influence of Industrialization on Caste in India
Influence of Industrialization on Caste in India (Relevant for Sociology Paper II: Caste System; Industrialization and Urbanization in India) Introduction:
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Indian Society: Moving from “Hierarchy” towards “Differentiation”
Indian Society: Moving from “Hierarchy” towards “Differentiation” (Relevant for Sociology Paper I: Stratification and Mobility; Social Change in Modern Society
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Status Groups
Status Groups (Relevant for Sociology Paper I: Sociological Thinkers- Max Weber; Stratification and Mobility) Introduction In the study of social
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Dominant Caste in India
Dominant Caste in India (Relevant for Sociology Paper I: Stratification and Mobility and Sociology Paper II: Caste System) Introduction In
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The Role of Caste Panchayats
The Role of Caste Panchayats (Relevance for Sociology Paper I: Social Stratification and Sociology Paper II: Caste System; Politics and
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The Soil Grows Castes, the Machines Make Classes
The Soil Grows Castes, the Machines Make Classes (Relevant for Sociology Paper I: Stratification and Mobility; Works and Economic Life
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Honor Killings and Inter-Caste Marriages in India
Honor Killings and Inter-Caste Marriages in India (Relevant for Sociology Paper I: Social Stratification, Systems of Kinship (Caste Family, and
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Untouchability in Modern India
Untouchability in Modern India (Relevant for Sociology Paper I: Social Stratification and Mobility and Sociology Paper II: Caste System; Challenges
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