Untouchability in Rural India: by G. Shah, H. Mander, S. Thorat, S. Deshpande and A. Baviskar, New Delhi, India, Sage Publication, published 2006, ₹695.00 (paperback), 216 pp., ISBN: 9780761935070.

Jangir, Hemraj P.

Dalit women's untouchability experiences Dalit women are victims of caste, gender, and poverty. The book revealed most Dalit women worked in agricultural fields and were paid equally to non-Dalit women but less than men (Dalit and non-Dalit). Sixty-four percent of Dalits were not allowed in temples, 53% of Dalit women faced ill-treatment from other women, 9% of Dalits were denied access to public transport, and 9% faced discriminatory treatment in private clinics.

NEW Delhi (India); CASTE discrimination; SOCIAL status; RURAL sociology; SOCIAL groups; SAGE

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