The politics of the marginalised: dalits and women's activism in India

Author(s)
Govinda, Radhika
Editor(s)
Sweetman, Caroline
Porter, Fenella
Publication date
2006-07-01
Subject
Gender
Keywords
Gender and Development Journal
GaD
Country
India

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Gender & Development
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/131609
DOI
10.1080/13552070600747081
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
The assertion of Dalit interests has posed new challenges for the women's movement in India, which has been criticised for its lack of engagement with Dalit women and their interests. Some women's activists have begun to respond to this critique. Yet this article argues that caste identity still determines the place that women activists - upper caste and Dalit - are given by villagers in their fieldwork and within women's organisations. The article also explores how Dalit women are using their caste identity, alongside their identity as village-level activists, to further their interests beyond the realm of women's activism. By doing so, they are celebrating their personal experiences as political. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.
Pages
10
ISSN
1355-2074
EISSN
1364-9221
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