Srinivas, MN
(2003)
An obituary of caste as a system.
Economic and Political Weekly, 38 (5).
pp. 455-459.
| Abstract: |
The Bhakti movement of medieval India was really pan-Indian and attracted a large
number of men and women from the lower orders and it even crossed the religious divide
between Hindus and Muslims. But it failed to make a dent on caste hierarchy. The moral to be
drawn is that an ideological attack on caste which is not backed up or underpinned by a mode
of social production ignoring or violating caste-based division of labour is totally inadequate.
A combination of wholly new technologies, institutions based on new principles and a new
ideology which includes democracy, equality and the idea of human dignity and self-respect
has to be in operation for a considerable time to uproot the caste system. Such a
combination of forces is today bringing about the destruction of the caste-based system of
production in the villages and at the local level. |
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Journal Paper
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| Subjects: |
School of Social Sciences > Sociology
General > Founding Faculty > M N Srinivas > Publications |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Social Sciences |
| Date Deposited: |
09 Feb 2016 10:24 |
| Last Modified: |
09 Feb 2016 10:24 |
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