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Caste Dynamics in South Asia Today by Raman is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes an article from the journal Politeja about caste in South Asia. It discusses how caste has historically been understood as a rigid social hierarchy in Hinduism, but argues that caste now operates more as a basis for collective identity and bargaining over resources and political representation in India and Nepal. While caste stratification has eroded in some ritual aspects, it has emerged strongly in the political and economic spheres in these countries. The document provides contex

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Raman

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EN