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Volume : III, Issue : III, April - 2013

INTERROGATING SOCIAL (GENDER) EXCLUSION AND SEARCHING FOR INCLUSIVITY: FROM HISTORY TO MODERN TIMES

SANGEETA KRISHNA

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

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In the last couple of years there has been a spurt of growing interest in and awareness about questions of social exclusion and inclusion. While the nature of exclusion in India has centred around the caste system, other disadvantaged groups such as tribals, women and poor have also suffered from similar disabilities. This opens up a number of possibilities for future investigations. In the present work, I have focused on exploration of the gendered nature of social exclusion. If we look at women today their lives are located at the intersection of caste, class and patriarchy/ies. In many areas they face exclusion, discriminations and remain on the margins. To understand (dalit) women exclusion, marginalization and discrimination it is necessary to delineate both internal and external (structural/institutional) factors that have bearing on their lives. The paper wishes to interrogate conventional and historical writings on women and mainstream portrayals of Dalit and discuss the contradictory Dalit and feminist perceptions of the history.

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SANGEETA KRISHNA, (2013). INTERROGATING SOCIAL (GENDER) EXCLUSION AND SEARCHING FOR INCLUSIVITY: FROM HISTORY TO MODERN TIMES. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. III, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2251.pdf

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