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{"title":"Caste, Precarity and Education: A Study of Marginalized Children’s Education Experiences in Kashmir","authors":"Khanday Mudasir Ahmad, Habibullah Shah, Aafiya Hamid","doi":"10.1177/2455328x251389752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x251389752","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored how socio-economic status shapes children’s educational journey from the sweeper community in Kashmir. Historically marginalized, this community has endured social exclusion and discrimination, which limits their chances for upward mobility. Through observation, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, the researcher gained critical insights into the educational experiences of sweeper community children. This study found that parents from the sweeper community face multiple interconnected challenges, including poor living conditions, occupation-related hardships and financial instability, all of which significantly impact their children’s education. Overcrowded homes and persistent noise from surrounding households create an environment that disrupts students’ learning. In response to financial challenges, teachers took the initiative to mobilize resources to assist these students. The study suggests the urgent need for holistic interventions to address these barriers, ensuring equal educational opportunities for children from the sweeper community.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147906002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards Inclusive Education: Understanding and Addressing Tribal Dropout","authors":"Zahoor Ahmad Bhat","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241306475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241306475","url":null,"abstract":"Dropout of students from tribal communities has been persistently hampering the goals of universal and inclusive education. The persistence of the issue of dropout among Scheduled Tribe (ST) students has received increased attention in the New Education Policy (2020) as a crucial aspect in achieving universal inclusive education in India. With this background, the study determined dropout first and then made a comparative analysis across dimensions including social category, gender, educational zones and dropout rates (aggregate). Finally, the study tried to determine the reasons for the dropout among tribal students at the upper primary stage. The study applied a descriptive survey method to carry out the research and purposive sampling for sample selection. Inquiry forms (Structured questionnaires) were used for the collection of data. Data analysis was carried out through Microsoft Excel v. 2021 and SPSS v.29, and frequency counts, percentage and descriptive statistics were used for statistical analysis. The study found a significant proportion of student’s dropout at the upper primary stage, as the dropout rate is 11.38%, and the majority of them, that is, 59.62%, belong to tribal communities. And the same for tribals was found to be 18.16%. Tribal males were found to leave school more (23.92%) compared to tribal females (21.62%) at the upper primary stage. Similarly, inter- and intra-zonal differences have also been found in dropouts. Educational zones (Hariganwan and Kangan) with major tribal populations and enrolment were found to have high dropout rates. The reasons responsible for the dropout were illiteracy, poverty, hereditary occupation, sibling care, early engagement, lack of mobile schools, school distance, irrelevant pedagogy/curriculum and low achievement in academic pursuits. The results highlight the necessity for coordinated and result-oriented efforts from concerned stakeholders, including students, parents, tribal chieftain, teachers and administration, to effectively address the context-specific and broader determinants of dropout, thereby promoting sustained school continuity at the upper primary stage.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147913949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prospects of Artificial Intelligence in the Annihilation of Caste","authors":"Kunal Sinha","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241266637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241266637","url":null,"abstract":"The masquerading effect of caste has engulfed the social structure in such a way that the myth associated with it has perked up in the ideas of existence, making it a reality regulating day-to-day affairs of interaction. Most of the time, it is considered a functional prerequisite. The stratification associated with it has conformity emanating from the acceptance of the identity, which is not evading even after migrating to foreign countries to participate and be part of the capitalist mode of production. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a creation of the human mind. Caste is also a creation of the human mind. Technology has always paved the way for the betterment of society if used properly. Caste practices have always divided society and contaminated the public sphere with divisive manifestations of their stronghold in influencing social processes and policies. Annihilation of caste was the published work of Dr B. R. Ambedkar in the year 1936, and still the content and the context are seen in society.In the backdrop of this, the article engages with the role (if any) of AI in mitigating the divisions in society. The readers are already aware of the repercussions of the caste system since time immemorial. The diffusion of technology has always been trying to be inclusive, depending on the socio-economic aspect of any society. Industrialization along with the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution has rendered several avenues and opportunities for the so-called lower caste people to come forward and amalgamate themselves with the so-called upper caste people in the socio- economic process. The article discusses the prospect of the annihilation of caste by the influence of AI. It also engages in discussing caste as a main component of individual and community identity, which has become immune to any form of change in society. The article is based on available secondary sources.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142251178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book review: Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras","authors":"Mohd. Fahad Khan, Shuchi Kaparwan","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241228638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241228638","url":null,"abstract":"Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras. HarperCollins Publishers India. 2023, 347 pp., ₹599 (Hardcover). ISBN: 978-93-5699-467-6.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reversing Sovereignty: Deconstructing State ‘Rights’ and ‘Welfare’ in Jacinta Kerketta’s Poetry","authors":"Subhayu Bhattacharjee, Sinor Lama","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241270311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241270311","url":null,"abstract":"In the prefatory remarks to her translation of Mahashweta Devi’s Draupadi, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak writes that the self-fulfilling premise of knowledge regarding the objects of critical discourse colours Western observations on the Other, although the text of Draupadi is potent enough in showing its blatant inadequacies and thus rendering the character of Dopdi Mejhen as neither completely understandable nor ‘translatable’. Translation, in critical discourse, therefore transcends the literal definition of the term as change of diction or language and encapsulates the idea of discursive readjustment as well. Jacinta Kerketta’s poems highlight the politics of ‘translation’ adopted by the modern welfare state in postcolonial India vis-à-vis the plight of Adivasis. While constitutional guarantees and safeguards constitute the benevolently sovereign nature of the postcolonial state, the complexities involved in the execution of these guarantees render them fallible in co-opting the demands and rights of the Adivasi in the narrative of national progress and other statist goals and objectives. On the other hand, Kerketta’s poems serve to offer a literary resistance to the complaisant presumptions of politico-legal discourse and create unprecedented fissures in concepts that are held to be self-explanatory and integral features of the modern welfare state.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Voices from Within: A Tale of Caste and Oppression in Kashmir","authors":"Javid Ahmad Moochi","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241260462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241260462","url":null,"abstract":"Caste and identity have continued to remain sensitive issues in India for a very long time, and being so, they often get mixed up with other issues of the time. Theorizing the margins needs to go beyond the ‘visible’ Dalits and needs to pursue the inclusion of the cultures of the ‘invisible’ castes and communities. The caste, sub-caste and other castes that are not part of the organized and unorganized institutions need to be taken up as a topic of research by academics. Academic studies on caste and class in the context of the Kashmir Valley are also not free from this limitation. Moreover, there is a common perception among the intellectuals as well as in the academic world that Kashmir as an Islamic society is free from caste violence, which is, of course not true. This study tries to describe the everyday struggle undertaken by the members of the fishermen community, one of the sub-castes among Hanjis (Water Dwellers), who experience discrimination, alienation and exclusion due to their poverty and identity. They have not only been exploited by their fellow beings but also by the state from time to time. This peculiar ethnic group has been closely attached to water instead of land for centuries, and the various facets of their lives demand thorough investigation. This article also endeavours to peep into the socio-economic conditions of this community, with special reference to continuity and change.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book review: Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras","authors":"Anindita Bhattacharjee","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241258816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241258816","url":null,"abstract":"Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras. Fourth Estate, 2023, 352 pp., ₹599 (Hardcover). ISBN: 9789356994676.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Untouchability-Induced Migration in India: Exploring the Trajectory of Scheduled Caste Migrants","authors":"Jadab Munda, Mihir Adhikary, Amiya Saha","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241259822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241259822","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the association between the untouchability experiences in households and the migration status of India’s Scheduled Caste community. Utilizing descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression models, this study analyses migration determinants that are induced by untouchability. The findings indicate that households experiencing untouchability are twice as likely to migrate (uOR = 2.03, CI = 1.71–2.42). Even after adjusting for socio-economic and regional factors in the regression model, the higher odds persist at 1.5 times higher (aOR = 1.51, CI = 1.15–1.98). Uttar Pradesh (21.94%), Rajasthan (12.61%) and Madhya Pradesh (9.81%) exhibit the highest untouchability rates. Madhya Pradesh (33.65%) records the highest migration rate due to untouchability, followed by Rajasthan (18.01%), Uttar Pradesh (9%) and Bihar (9%). This study underscores a noteworthy disparity in migration patterns between those experiencing untouchability and those who do not. Addressing untouchability is essential for mitigating its profound effects on migration, socio-economic mobility and community dynamics, promoting a more inclusive and equitable society.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inclusive Democracy Through the 73rd Amendment Act: An Empirical Evaluation of Scheduled Castes in Majha Region of Punjab","authors":"Sewa Lal","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241254177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241254177","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of inclusive democracy has gained special attention in the past few decades, as it is a prerequisite for transparent and participatory governance. Also, it promotes decentralization with the open participation of the citizens. In order to attain inclusive governance with a transparent and efficient system, the 73rd Amendment Act has been providing opportunities to promote inclusive democracy in rural India in the form of panchayats since its inception. In Punjab, village democracies are also known as Gram Sabhas. The 73rd Amendment is meant for the inclusion of the marginals, especially the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and women at the grassroot politics. This study examines the status of participation and representation of SCs at the Panchayati level in general and particularly in comparison to the General category (GC) representatives in the Majha region. Moreover, the study locates where the SCs stand against GCs in the process of decision-making at the Panchayati level. The opinions and observations of the study were based upon in-depth interviews of 408 representatives of panchayats, which show that 73rd Amendment increases awareness, consciousness and assertion among the SCs for their rights in the Panchayati Raj. It also leads to the emergence of grassroot leadership among them. Also, the study depicts the frontward representation of SC women in the panchayats. Similarly, the study reflects some regional issues and concerns predominant in the panchayats. Besides, suggestions and recommendations are also made to promote inclusiveness at the grassroots.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141934583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Politics in the Name of Women’s Reservation","authors":"Kavita Dehalwar, Shashikant Nishant Sharma","doi":"10.1177/2455328x241262562","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328x241262562","url":null,"abstract":"The discussion highlights concerns regarding gender-based reservations in India, particularly the potential for these policies to disproportionately benefit wealthier and upper-class women, sidelining women from lower socio-economic strata and disadvantaged castes. It proposes solutions such as ‘reservation within reservation’ for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to ensure equitable distribution of benefits and advocates for a shift towards economic-based reservations, considering financial need rather than gender alone. The importance of education, awareness campaigns and transparent criteria for reservation is emphasized, promoting equal access to opportunities. An intersectional approach that addresses both gender and caste factors is deemed essential to bridge existing disparities. The discussion concludes by emphasizing the need for regular reviews and data-driven policy adjustments to create an inclusive reservation system that empowers individuals from all backgrounds, aligning with the broader goal of fostering a just and balanced society.","PeriodicalId":53196,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Voice of Dalit","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141934581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}