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Caste, reservation, atrocity law and discrimination / Sthabir Khora.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Khora, Sthabir, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Caste--India.
- Caste.
- Reverse discrimination--India.
- Reverse discrimination.
- Sociological jurisprudence--India.
- Sociological jurisprudence.
- Dalits--Crimes against--Law and legislation--India.
- Dalits.
- India--Scheduled tribes--Crimes against--Law and legislation.
- India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 180 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2025.
- Biography/History:
- Sthabir Khora voluntarily retired from academics in 2022 to focus on grassroots social change. He was Professor and Dean of the School of Education at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He is the author of Education and Teacher Professionalism which is a recommended reading in the syllabus of M.Ed programs of multiple universities in India.
- Contents:
- Abbreviations and GlossaryPreface1. IntroductionPART I: CASTE2. Shastra (scripture) or Shastra (power) Origin of Caste: Sociological Imaginations3. Amartya Sen, Capability Approach and Caste4. Inter-Caste Marriage: Pain or Gain5. Escape from Caste Through Conversion: Is there a Way Out or a Way in?6. Sociology of Education: Towards Inclusive TheorisingPART II: RESERVATION7. Patel Agitation and the Rationale Behind SC/ST Reservations8. Reservation and the Creamy Layer Principle: Solving the Puzzle9. Creamy Layer: Jurisprudence in the Air10. Fifty per cent Ceiling on Reservation: Can Efficiency Override Justice?11. Questioning Excellence: Expelling 73 Students in IIT Roorkee12. Judicial Independence or Sovereignty!13. Reservation in Private Sector Employment: Is It Justified?PART III: LAW, ATROCITY AND DISCRIMINATION14. 'Final Reports' Under Section 498A and the SC/ST Atrocities Act15. Lacking the Basics: The Supreme Court Judgement on Atrocities Act16. Misconstruction of the Anti-Atrocities Act's Misuse17. Removing Discrimination in Universities18. Law and ExclusionIndex
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed October 21, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9781003538431
- 1003538436
- 9781040176764
- 1040176763
- 9781040176795
- 1040176798
- Publisher Number:
- 90100643714
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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