| ID | 170477 |
| Title Proper | Democracy and Discrimination |
| Other Title Information | Comparing Caste-Based Politics in Indian and Pakistani Punjab |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Javid, Hassan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Indian and Pakistani Punjab, this paper focuses on how, despite membership in or conversion to majority religious communities, former untouchables in both countries continue to experience caste-based discrimination. In India, a rights-based idiom for caste politics is limited by fragmentation within the Dalit community and the compromises required by electoral politics, while the imposition of a totalising Islamic identity by the state has resulted in the erasure of caste from the political discourse in Pakistan. This paper suggests that class-based mobilisation may be a better route to Dalit empowerment on both sides of the border. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 43, No.1; Feb 2020: p.136-151 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies 2020-02 43, 1 |
| Key Words | Democracy ; Caste ; Punjab ; Pakistan ; Class ; Dalit ; Quotas ; Islam ; India, |