Place of subcaste

Caste as a social phenomenon has undergone many changes. The most important

operative unit that has exemplified caste in its discourse is subcaste ( jati)

identity. Both within India and certainly in the diaspora, there is now increasing

evidence of the dissolution of subcaste ( jati) identities giving rise to various

other formations of groups replacing the endogamous relationships with other

arbitrary group formations. In this article, I examine some evidence from South

Africa, the West Indies and the UK to analyse how caste has transformed in

these places and what it means for a discourse on caste that is historically rooted

in subcaste identity.

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Penumala, P. (2019). Place of subcaste. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/place-of-subcaste

MLA 8th

Penumala, Pratap "Place of subcaste" Afribary. Afribary, 10 Apr. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/place-of-subcaste. Accessed 05 Nov. 2024.

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Penumala, Pratap . "Place of subcaste". Afribary, Afribary, 10 Apr. 2019. Web. 05 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/place-of-subcaste >.

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Penumala, Pratap . "Place of subcaste" Afribary (2019). Accessed November 05, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/place-of-subcaste

Document Details
By: Pratap Penumala Field: Sociology and Anthropology Type: Article/Essay 15 PAGES (8339 WORDS) (pdf)