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Volume : I, Issue : II, March - 2011

CASTE AND POLITICS IN INDIA

S. N. Salwade

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

Caste in Indian society refer to a social group where membership decided by Birth members of such local group are endogamous. They tend to enter into Marital relationship among themselves. They often have related political preferences similar to the racial preferences for the general elections. The caste seemed to dedicate ones access to such institutions. The location of the caste also a played a pivotal role of a lower caste were concentrated enough in one area. It could than translate that pocket of concentration of its caste member into political power and then challenge the hegemony of locally dominant upper caste.

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S. N. Salwade, (2011). CASTE AND POLITICS IN INDIA. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. II, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/3777.pdf

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