| ID | 115257 |
| Title Proper | Impact of tobacco cultivation on dalit agricultural labourers in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kumar, Chikkala Kranthi |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper highlights the consequences of the economic and educational change among the Dalits of Karavadi. The tobacco cultivation that engages a large amount of labour has attracted the left political parties for the spread of their ideology and recruitment of party workers. It has helped in working against the practice of untouchability. Further, it has enabled the Dalits to be politically conscious and seriously participate in the political process. The growth of educational institutions in the village and the economic improvement have together helped the Dalits to assert their political and economic rights in the village. As a cumulative effect, the hegemonic inter-caste relations in the village have changed, though caste bias has not disappeared. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 47, No.4; Aug 2012: p.363-376 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 47, No.4; Aug 2012: p.363-376 |
| Key Words | Dalits ; Untouchabilty ; Political Empowerment ; Consciousness ; Women Workers ; Status and Prestige ; Inter - Caste Relations ; Labour Organization (mutah-maistry) ; Impure Occupations ; Comparative Study ; Political Anthropology ; Prakasm ; Andhra Pradesh ; India |