Caste and Ethnicity after 1947; Backward castes and tribes In postcolonial electoral politics; Dalit movements.
PYQs: Caste and Ethnicity after 1947 [1985-2024]
- “In exercising its exclusive power, the Parliament additionally enacted the Untouchability (Offences) Act in 1955.” Comment. (2008)
- Discuss the factors that led to the growth of Dalit consciousness and mention the major movements aimed at their empowerment. (2010)
- “Nehru favoured the policy of integrating the traibal people in Indian society, of making them an integral part of the Indian nation even while maintaining their distinct identity and culture.”- Elaborate with special reference to Northeastern India. (2012)
- “Notwithstanding the quest for modernity and the antagonism that guided Nehru’s attitude towards the inequalities inherent in the social structure in rural India, the Congress Party did not carry out a concerted campaign against discrimination based on caste. Nehru’s own perception was that industrial growth was bound to break the stanglehold of this feudal remnant. This, however, did not happen in India.” Examine. (2013)
- “Dalit Movements for empowerment in independent India have essentially been for carving out political space through electoral politics.” Discuss. (2014)
- Analyse various trends in Dalit Movements in various parts of post-independent India. (2018)
- Discuss the changing nature of Dalit assertion in India in the twentieth century. (2021)
- How did the factionalised Dalit leadership in Hyderabad undergo a period of intense reorganization between 1948 and 1953? (2023)