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Untouchability in India with a Difference

Ad Dharm, Dalit Assertion, and Caste Conflicts in Punjab

Bibliographic Data

ID8370775
AuthorsRonki Ram (0000-0001-5952-873X, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume44
Issue6
Pages895-912
Publication date2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Survey (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X
PublisherUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1525/as.2004.44.6.895
OpenAlexW2144518466
LanguageEN
Citations received22

Recent caste clashes in Punjab have destroyed the myth that untouchability is alien to this part of India and indicate that the downtrodden no longer can be subjected to social oppression and humiliation. A manifestation of Dalit assertion, these clashes have sharpened the issue of Dalit human rights

Assertion · Caste · Humiliation · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora

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Unique citing works22
Citations per year1,22
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22

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