Untouchability in Modern India

International Sociology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-293

  Sooryamoorthy, Radhamany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

caste system; Dalits; India; social movement; untouchability; Untouchables

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749130524     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580907086382     Document Type: Article

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