The Routledge Handbook of the Other Backward Classes in India Thought Movements and Development 1st Edition by Simhadri Somanaboina 9781000462807 1000462803

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• ISBN 10: 1000462803
• ISBN 13: 9781000462807
• Author: Simhadri Somanaboina

This handbook presents an authoritative account of the development of movements, thoughts and policies of OBCs (Other Backward Classes) in India. Despite the adoption of egalitarian principles in the Indian Constitution, caste inequalities, discrimination and exclusionary practices against people from backward classes and other lower castes continue to haunt them in contemporary India. A comprehensive work on the politics of identity and plurality of experiences of OBCs in India, this handbook: — Features in-depth research by eminent scholars on the Other Backward Classes (OBC) social and political thought, OBC movements and OBC development and policy making. — Discusses the life, ideologies and pioneering contributions by Gautam Buddha, Sant Kabir, Jotirao Phule, Savitribai Phule, Shahu Maharaj, Narayana Guru, B.R. Ambedkar, Ram Manohar Lohia, and E V Ramasamy Periyar and leading social reform movements. — Examines OBC issues with case studies from various Indian states to look at issues of pre- and post- Mandal India; backward caste movements; and reclamation of the Bahujan legacy. — Critiques public policies and programs for the development of OBCs in India. — Reviews the status of Muslim OBCs in India and of the invisibilized nomadic communities. — Reviews the impact of globalization on the economically backward lower castes and the impact of development initiatives for the excluded people. The first of its kind, this handbook will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of exclusion and discrimination studies, diversity and inclusion studies, Global South studies, affirmative action, sociology, Indian political history, Dalit studies, political sociology, public policy, development studies and political studies.

Table contents:

PART I Thought and ideology
1 The backward god: Gautama Buddha’s liberative agenda for the Shudra/OBCs
2 Contesting caste: The revolutionary movement of the sant-poets
3 Thought and ideology of Jotirao Phule
4 Reclaiming Savitribai Phule: Life and times of a forgotten liberator
5 Shahu Maharaj and OBC empowerment in Maharashtra
6 Dr Ambedkar and Annihilation of Caste
7 Narayana Guru and formation of political society in Kerala: A contemporary critique
8 E. V. Ramasami Periyar on caste-society and category-wise rights
9 Dr Lohia’s socialist thought and empowering people
PART II Backward class movements
10 OBCs and social justice
11 Mandal, Mandal Commission and making of an OBC identity
12 The other backward classes: Pre- and post-Mandal India
13 Backward caste Movement: The Tamil Nadu experience
14 Backward class movement in Karnataka
15 Politics and public policy of the dominant castes towards backward classes in Andhra Pradesh from 1956–2014: A critical analysis
16 OBC movement in Maharashtra: Reclaiming the Bahujan legacy
17 OBC leadership and electoral politics in Uttar Pradesh
18 Understanding backward caste movement in contemporary Bihar
19 The other backward classes in Bengal: Exclusion, exploitation and empowerment
PART III OBC development and policies
20 Contextualizing the backward classes discourse
21 Modernization, social exclusion and empowerment of OBCs in India: A study of Gujarat
22 Other Backward Classes and state policies in Uttar Pradesh
23 The status of Muslim OBCs in India: Inclusion/exclusion of Muslim OBCs in the process of modernization and development
24 Status of backward-caste artisans in India: An Appraisal
25 OBC women in Nizamabad, Telangana : Entrenched inequality, a narrative of four castes
26 The nomadic and semi-nomadic communities of Telangana: A ground report
27 Media in India: Free to exclude?
28 The OBC vote in North India: Trends and patterns

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