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Valmikis and Caste Politics in Kanpur by Venkat வெங்கட் is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the process by which the "sweeper" caste in Kanpur, India came to be identified as Valmikis. It examines how local politics influenced the Sanskritization and formation of caste identity among Dalits. The summary is: [1] Local politicians from the Valmiki community propagated the Valmiki caste title after Independence, though they faced some challenges from within the community. [2] When the BJP took over the municipality in the late 1990s, labor relations took on more casteist over
- Author
- Venkat வெங்கட்
- Language
- EN