The caste system has conventionally been perceived by scholars as a hierarchy based on the binary opposition of purity and pollution. Challenging this position,

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Caste hierarchy has frequently been singled out as the overriding principle of Indian society. This book examines its significance among the highly-educated mid

Rarely do Indian environmental discourses examine nature through the lens of caste. Whereas nature is considered as universal and inherent, caste is understood

It is widely believed that, because of its exceptional social development, the caste system in colonial Bengal differed considerably from the rest of India. Thr