Synopses & Reviews
Most of the essays in this collection have emerged in the context of a renewed national debate about the politics of caste inaugurated by the Mandal decision in 1989--a decision that has renewed demands for social justice by dalits and lower-castes. Dalit-bahujan feminists go beyond arguing that Indian feminism is incomplete and exclusive and suggest that we rethink the genealogy of Indian feminism in order to engage meaningfully with dalit women's "difference" from the ideal subjects of feminist politics.
About the Author
Anupama Rao is currently Assistant Professor of South Asian History, at Barnard College, Columbia University.
Table of Contents
Series Note--Rajeswari Sunder Rajan * Introduction--Anupama Rao * Dalit Women, Difference, and Dalit Women's Movements--Meenakshi Moon and Urmila Pawar, Gabriele Dietrich, Gopal Guru, Kancha Ilaiah, Sharmila Rege, Bela Malik and Pranjali Bandhu * Voice, Literature--Sumitra Bhave, M.S.S Pandian, Majid H. Siddiqi * History & Anthropology--S. Anandhi, Uma Chakravarti, V. Geetha, Eleanor Zelliot, Mary E. John, Leela Dube * Violence & Sexuality--Vasanth Kannabiran & Kalpana Kannabiran, Susie Tharu, Anupama Rao * Land & Labour--Gail Omvedt, Kancha Ilaiah, P. Sainath, Pratima Pardeshi