Caste System in Modern India

Download or read book Caste System in Modern India written by Zafar Ahmad and published by . This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides well-written and well-researched information on caste system and practices in modern India. In eight chapters, it describes the modern issues of Indian caste system such as caste reforms, caste radicalism, caste conflicts, caste politics, modern caste practices, reservation politics and developmental issues of backward classes, in a comprehensive way. Written in a lucid style, the book narrates new perspectives on caste system which would enliven and create an interest in historians, sociologists, anthropologists, students, researchers and layman alike.