Politics and representation of caste identity in regional historiography
A case study of Kammas in Andhra
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8961783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yamada Keiko (Ibaraki University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 353-380 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Indian Economic & Social History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-4646 • E-ISSN: 0973-0893 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001946460804500302 |
| OpenAlex | W2094963075 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article traces the role played by the modern historical consciousness of region and language in the writing of caste historiography during the first half of the twentieth century. It studies the Telugu-speaking Kammas, a dominant caste in Andhra, a region that has witnessed a vehement movement for linguistic states. Ever since the chaotic disputes on Andhra historiog-raphy flared up in 1910, ways to interpret the regional past have become crucial for their self-definition in the newly acquired idea of India as well as that of Hinduism, with the whole debate ultimately leading to the emergence of some influential historiographies on the Kamma caste. A close analysis of the development of different historiographies—from those of non-Brahmin leaders, Suriyadevara Raghavayya Chaudari and Tripuraneni Ramaswami Chaudari, to the socialist-cum-nationalist leader, N.G. Ranga, and a caste movement ideologue, Kotta Bhavayya Chaudari—demonstrates the correlation and complicity between history and caste identity and homeland language movements. They were, in a sense, on the lookout for a new, totally different history
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Caste · Genealogy · Historiography · Identity (music · Ideology · Linguistics · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Telugu · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |