Scheduled Castes: Their Role in Political Parties in Andhra Pradesh

Language: English

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Apr 2018, 2018

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The word 'caste' comes from the Portuguese word, 'casta' signifying 'bread, race or kind'. The Portuguese of the eleventh century applied the term indiscriminately to the various social and occupational groups found in the subcontinent and it has since continued. Caste is often considered a sub-unit of varna. According to scriptures like the Gita and the Manusmriti there are four varnas: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Sudra. This classification is used as an ideal model. Ambedkar said that the social order, hierarchically based on caste system, was questioned by Buddha. The untouchables were segregated and treated as slaves in the countryside. In pre-British India, they were a large outcaste group of general labourers working for the village and its dominant sections. The problem of the Scheduled Castes was first taken up by foreign Christian missionaries. Scheduled Castes (SCs) constitute about 16.2 percent of the Indian population. 304 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
Scheduled Castes: Their Role in Political Parties in Andhra Pradesh
Author
Kandula Govindu
Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Apr 2018
Publication year
2018
Condition
Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
6139584620
ISBN 13
9786139584628
Item weight
471 grams
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220x150x19 mm

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