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"The caste system hierarchically divided Hindu society into different
castes perpetuates inequality and discrimination. In order to get rid of
caste system and caste-based discrimination, the large chunk of dalits
converted to other religions such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and
Sikhism. The present volume unfolds the multi-dimentional sufferings of
dalits who have converted to Christianity. The effort here is confined to
religious proselytization of dalits and their socio-economic status under
Christianity. The volume is representing cause of dalit Christians and it
affirms that the converted Christians suffer like dalits in general in
Indian society and their religious conversion hasn't freed them from rigid
caste system in India."
[from Blurb]
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
1. Introduction / R. R. Patil and James Dabhi
Part 1
Building Perspectives for Legal and Policy
Implication for Dalit Christians
2. India's Religious Minorities and State Policy / T. K. Oommen
3. Christians of Scheduled Caste Origin-Social and Psychological
Perspective / James Dabhi
4. An analysis of Dalit Christian issue with Special reference to 1950
Presidential order / James Massey
Part 2
Socio-Economic Condition and Deprivation
of Dalit Christians in India
5. Christianity among Dalits and Maharashtra : Issues and Challenges /
Suresh Pathare
6. Status of Dalit Christians in Gujarat : Issues for Social Justice
Concern / R. R. Patil
7. Condition of Dalit Christian in the state of Gujarat : Causes and
Remedies / Kirit Mahida
8. Situation of Dalit Christians of Bangalore / Ambrose Pinto
9. Christian Dalit Identity Denied / Praveen P. S. Perumalla
10. Towards ending apartheid policy against the Dalits in India / Jose
Daniel
11. Dalit Christians and the Struggle for Scheduled Caste (SC) Status : The
Human Rights Perspective / J. Vincent Manoharan and Patton Burchett
12. Socio-Economic condition of Dalit Christians in Jharkhand : A Case of
Sirka village, Hazaribagh / Beni A. Ekka, Anirudh Prasad and Srirang Jha
13. Dalits and Christianity in Jharkhand : A Socio-Historical Study /
Gomati Bodhra
Index
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