1. India’s Caste System Dalit Protests and Nationalism

2. Meaning of Caste System Varnashram Dharma Varnashram Dharma Brahmin- Priests Brahmin- Priests Khastriyas –Kings and Warriors Khastriyas –Kings and Warriors Vaishyas –Traders and Peasants Vaishyas –Traders and Peasants Sudras – Peasants, Artisans and Manual Workers Sudras – Peasants, Artisans and Manual Workers Outside Caste Systems Outside Caste Systems Dalits ( oppressed): Untouchables confined to specifically designated demeaning Professions Dalits ( oppressed): Untouchables confined to specifically designated demeaning Professions Jati Bhed Pratha Jati Bhed Pratha Theory of Karma Paste deeds and Cycle of Rebirth Theory of Karma Paste deeds and Cycle of Rebirth

3. Colonialism and Caste System Origin of the Word Caste Origin of the Word Caste Making Sense of Complex Indian Social Reality Making Sense of Complex Indian Social Reality Reification of Cast System Reification of Cast System Agrarian Society and the Spread of Caste Organization Agrarian Society and the Spread of Caste Organization Census and the reinforcement of Caste Identities Census and the reinforcement of Caste Identities Social Mobility and Caste: Concept of Sanskritization Social Mobility and Caste: Concept of Sanskritization Caste and Division of Labor Caste and Division of Labor

4. Nationalism and the Question of Untouchability Congress being predominantly High Caste Hindu Organization Congress being predominantly High Caste Hindu Organization Social Reform Movements and the Congress Social Reform Movements and the Congress Colonial Critique of Caste System Colonial Critique of Caste System Jotyba Phule and Styasadhak Samaj (April 11, 1827 — November 28, 1890) Jotyba Phule and Styasadhak Samaj (April 11, 1827 — November 28, 1890)April 111827 November 281890April 111827 November 281890 Gandhi and Caste System Gandhi and Caste System Gandhi and Untouchability Gandhi and Untouchability Rise of Ambdekar (14 April 1891 — 6 December 1956) Rise of Ambdekar (14 April 1891 — 6 December 1956) Ambedkar Gandhi Debate (1932) Ambedkar Gandhi Debate (1932)

5. Rise of Dalit Movements Namasudra Movement in Bengal Namasudra Movement in Bengal Mangu Ram and Adi-Dharm Samaj (14 Jan 1886- 22 April 1980) Mangu Ram and Adi-Dharm Samaj (14 Jan 1886- 22 April 1980) E. V. Ramaswami "Periyar” (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), E. V. Ramaswami "Periyar” (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), Kanshi Ram and Bahujan Samaj (March 15, 1934 – October 9, 2006) Kanshi Ram and Bahujan Samaj (March 15, 1934 – October 9, 2006)March 151934 October 92006March 151934 October 92006 Dalits in Contemporary India Dalits in Contemporary India