TY - BOOK AU - Thorat,Sukhadeo AU - Negi,Prashant AU - Mahamallik,Motilal AU - Senapati,Chittaranjan TI - Dalits in India: search for a common destiny SN - 9788132101086 AV - HT720 .T46 2009eb U1 - 305.5/6880954 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Los Angeles ̧ PB - SAGE KW - Dalits KW - India KW - Social conditions KW - 21st century KW - Economic conditions KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Minority Studies KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Government Strategy against Discrimination and for Empowerment; Demographic Profile; Occupational Pattern; Access to Agricultural Land; Rural Wage Labour; Employment and Unemployment; Employment under Reservation; Rural Poverty: Magnitude and Change; Literacy and Education Levels; Health Status and Utilisation of Healthcare; Access to Civil Amenities: Housing, Water and Electricity; Practice of Untouchability and Atrocities; Conclusion and Policy Directions; Annexure I; Annexure II; Annexure III; Annexure IV; Annexure V; Annexure VI; Annexure VIIAnnexure VIII; Annexure IX; Annexure X; Annexure XI; Annexure XII; Annexure XIII; Annexure XIV; Annexure XV; Annexure XVI; Index; About the Author N2 - Documenting the status of Dalits (or scheduled castes) in contemporary India, this text charts the change in their status since independence with respect to important indicators of human development such as education level, health, housing and other social needs UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=278202 ER -