Caste in the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13118461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sandip Mondal (0000-0001-5232-0901, Jawaharlal Nehru University, corresponding author), Ranjan Karmakar (0000-0001-7446-9969, Jawaharlal Nehru University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 114-121 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Voice of Dalit (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2455-328X • E-ISSN: 2456-0502 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2455328x211036338 |
| OpenAlex | W3197449462 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
Historically, it is a glaring fact that any disaster or pandemic made the Dalit and Adivasi as the worst victim. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to unfold the caste dynamics and social realities around the debate of the COVID-19 pandemic. A unique feature of India’s caste system is in its flexibility. Therefore, even during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prescribed medical guidelines of ‘social distancing’ encourages the Savarnas to strengthen the caste prejudices in the name of science. Apart from this, the prescribed guidelines for ‘social distancing’ and ‘home quarantine’ exposed the graded caste inequality in India. The empirical evidence from this study brings it to the forefront that a graded caste inequality persists in household’s availability of exclusive room with attached toilet facilities and adequate ventilation facilities, household’s access to exclusive drinking water source, household’s affordability in practising hand wash with soap or detergent, etc. Therefore, when the Forward caste become the most privileged in maintaining the home quarantine and complete isolation, it becomes an unaffordable luxury for the Dalits. It makes the Dalits most vulnerable during this pandemic. Therefore, this pandemic provides a stark example of the pervasiveness and perniciousness of social inequality in India
Biology · Caste · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Inequality · Isolation (microbiology · Pandemic · Political science · Quarantine · Social distance · Social isolation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Disaster Management and Resilience · Law · Medicine · Psychology · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |