1st Edition
Dalit Studies and Dalit Movements in India Rationale, Hierarchy and Typology
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Nature and Scope of Dalit Studies: People, Institutions and Processes
Chapter 3 Dalit Perspective: Philosophical and Theoretical Rationale
Chapter 4 Framework to Understand Dr. Ambedkar's Thoughts and Phiosophy
Chapter 5 Dalit Movement: Theoretical and Epistemological Issues
Chapter 6 Nature and Dynamics of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Movements
Chapter 7 Different Shades of Dalit Movements: A Pan-Indian Perspective
Chapter 8 Dalit Assertion and Movements in Uttar Pradesh
Chapter 9 A Question of Caste: Including Dalits in Global Politics
Chapter 10 Conclusion
Biography
Vivek Kumar (PhD) is Professor of Sociology at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His research focuses on the methodology of social sciences, South Asian sociology, and marginalized communities. His publications include Decoding Ambedkar: Ideas of Nation and Nation Building (2024), Caste and Democracy in India: Perspective from Below (2014), Dalit Leadership in India (2002), and the seminal article ‘How Egalitarian is Indian Sociology?’ (2016).
