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- Social Cohesion Among Various Caste Groups in India
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Authors: Dhiman Debsarma, Dhiraj Singha, Brikmaditya K Choudhary
Pages: 120 - 133
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 120-133, June 2024.
This article aimed to contextualise social cohesion among different caste groups in the Indian situations and the implications thereof. There have been multiple direct and indirect policies and their execution as well to promote social cohesion. Political representatives also had arranged a promising democratic model of making a cohesive society by writing and executing the Indian Constitution, but, as of now, such a model seems to be on the verge of collapsing. The question of identity, the assertion of multiple identities, the practices of exclusivist behaviour and so on are some of the barriers in the way of developing a cohesive society. Supremist tendencies and continuous discrimination make the situation more complex and persistent of inequality, which poses a credible challenge to cohesion.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-06-18T03:42:31Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241254757
Issue No: Vol. 10, No. 1 (2024)
- Developing Rural Entrepreneurs through Start-up Village Entrepreneurship
Programme: Understanding Impact and Challenges for Marginalised Sections-
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Authors: Arvind Arahant, Narender Kumar
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Ahead of Print.
The Government of India has given special emphasis to develop entrepreneurship in the rural population and especially among the marginalised groups in recent times. This article attempts to understand the working of the programme in one of the Blocks of Karnal district in Haryana. This is a qualitative empirical study conducted in the Gharaunda Block of Karnal District, Haryana, in December 2021. The in-depth study is based on a collection of field data and observations documenting the success stories of rural entrepreneurs. Through this article, the authors analysed the functioning, success and challenges of the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme implementation process. The study adopted triangulation data analysis method and recording oral history to document rural entrepreneurs’ stories, including the life story approach, to evaluate the programme. The study was conducted in the four villages of the Gharaunda Block. These rural entrepreneurs are from marginal sections of society, that is, the Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Caste sections. It is worth noting that all the selected entrepreneurs come from marginalised communities and happen to be women. In this article, the authors address the current gap by presenting a policy-relevant framework for conceptualising rural entrepreneurship. The study provides insights into the impact of the programme on rural entrepreneurship and offers input to address the challenges based on the fieldwork.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-05-27T11:09:52Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241255019
- Creating Cultural Capital for Dalits and Adivasis: Policy Passage for
Their De-marginalisation in Higher Education-
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Authors: Dhaneswar Bhoi, Neelima Rashmi Lakra
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Ahead of Print.
Examining policy beyond mere text, this study passionately delves into the lived experiences of dalit and adivasi students in higher education. The primary objective is to scrutinise the profound impact of public policy on the educational, economic, social and political mobility of these students. Furthermore, it investigates how public policy contributes to their de-marginalisation. Employing an explorative mixed-method approach, the study meticulously gathers data from dalit and adivasi students. The findings unequivocally reveal that public policy not only empowers marginalised students but also plays a pivotal role in cultivating cultural capital for their holistic development, importantly for occupational mobility. This research serves as a robust exploration of the transformative potential of policies, transcending the mere theoretical realm and uncovering the tangible effects on the lives of dalit and adivasi students in higher education.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-05-24T06:47:09Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241247278
- Gendered Harm and Social Abandonment: Stories of the Dooars Women Tea
Garden Workers-
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Authors: Priyadarshini Bhattacharya
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Ahead of Print.
The Tea Tribes of the Dooars in West Bengal are of the numerically preponderant culturally and socially dispossessed Adivasi population of Chota Nagpur and make up 80% of the tea plantation labour force. These tribes especially its women who form around 60% of the labour pool in the Dooars, serve as crucial social capital for the sustenance and burgeoning of the plantation industry. The tribes exhibit localised and hybridised social customs that have historically been in a dialectic relationship with the culture of commerce that predominates a capitalist bureaucratic organisation. This acculturation and an unfortunate reign of neglect have given birth to distinctive social arrangements, with the article examining the curious social currents of lone motherhood and abandonment of women shaping the household and thereby the social reproduction cycle of the tea industry. By invoking a feminist methodology, qualitative in-depth interpretive interviews of lone mothers and deserted women have been conducted to understand their renditions of gendered neglect and subliminal violence, while attempting to discover their position in the communitas of the tea industry. The study was conducted in the district of Jalpaiguri, with a heavy concentration of the Scheduled Tribe (62%) of the Adivasi subgroup found in its 89 registered tea gardens. The ‘thick’ descriptions of women’s narratives reveal nuanced notions of gender and intimate partner abuse, that shine light on violence characterised by its distinctive low intensity and its latent and subliminal nature evinced in the breach of a social compact. The nature of mistreatment and abuse that they describe opens up conceptual chinks in existing feminist literature on violence while providing further avenues to deliberate upon them. Imperfect, yet partial access to education, social media and government outreach as tools of modernity are however stoking aspirations for social justice, ineffectively handled by poorly trained and gender unresponsive socio-legal and bureaucratic agents.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-05-08T11:57:24Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241236810
- ‘How Can a Dalit Student Write So Beautifully, So Nicely'’ Caste-Based
Stereotyping and Its Implications for Dalit Students in Higher Education-
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Authors: Divya Padalia
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Ahead of Print.
This paper presents a social-psychological study of caste stereotyping in higher education in India. It is about the lives of dalit students and their experiences of navigating through educational spaces with the awareness of being targets of stereotyping associated with their caste identity in the academic domain. With the help of in-depth interviews, the study delves into how dalit students respond to negative caste stereotyping, and what facilitates these responses. Fourteen dalit students (male = 8, female = 6) studying at two central universities in Delhi (India) participated in the study. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The analysis helped develop the following two themes: (1) The pervasiveness of caste stereotyping in the academic domain: ‘How can their handwriting be so good'’, (2) Institutional climate shapes responses to stereotyping: ‘this is not a personal issue, it is an entire group’s issue’. The analysis shows dalit students’ active efforts to navigate the negative caste stereotyping in educational contexts. Specifically, the analysis highlights the role of institutional climate in shaping these responses and transforming vulnerability (because of caste-based stereotyping and stigma) to empowerment and assertion. While the passivity and subordination of stigmatised groups such as dalits are taken for granted, this research demonstrates that given a conducive social environment such as a supportive institutional climate, dalit students’ experience of higher education may be positively impacted. The role of institutional climate in the empowerment of disadvantaged group identity and elements that promote such a climate are discussed.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-05-08T11:56:50Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241246852
- Equity in Access to Nutrition through ICDS
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Authors: Jagannath Behera, Sanghmitra S. Acharya, G. C. Pal
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Ahead of Print.
With the recognition of the problem of child malnutrition in India, the government provides supplementary nutrition under the flagship scheme of Integrated Child Development Services. The scheme has a specific focus on children from geographically and socio-economically disadvantaged groups. In the recent past, although several studies have looked into the access of children to supplementary nutrition services, the effectiveness of the services on children’s nutrition status through the lens of equity has however not drawn adequate attention. This article assesses the nutritional status of children across social groups based on the standard of ‘Nutritive Value of Indian Food’. Data collected from a sample of 286 children across social groups registered under the ICDS scheme covering ten villages in two rural districts of one state; reveals that although the supplementary nutrition meets the protein intake as per the Recommended Dietary Allowances norm, deficiencies are observed in the intakes of nutrients like calorie, calcium and iron. There are notable differentials among children across social groups in the intake of nutrients. The article calls for monitoring of adequacy of supplementary nutrition services for children from disadvantaged groups, and raising nutritional awareness among caregivers.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-04-17T09:58:06Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241233716
- Dynamics of Social Exclusion in Urban Spheres in India
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Authors: Vinod Kumar Mishra
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Ahead of Print.
Urban inequality in India has increased with rising urban population. Urban poor particularly marginalised social groups face multidimensional exclusion in urban areas. The article attempts to engage and understand the multidimensional nature of social exclusion in urban spheres with the theoretical framework of the process of social exclusion. The article also highlights that marginalised social groups experience exclusion and discrimination in various socio-economic spheres. The article attempts to analyse impact of social exclusion on marginalised social groups. The social processes and interactions in urban areas are also determined by the social identities. The article examines the dynamics of multidimensional exclusion in urban spheres based on social identity. The article also suggests policies to make urban landscape more socially inclusive.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-03-13T09:56:00Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241235137
- Privatisation of Higher Education in India: Forms and Patterns
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Authors: Khalid Khan, Tauqueer Ali Sabri
Abstract: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, Ahead of Print.
This paper examines the trajectory of policy changes and increasing significance of the private sector with regard to higher education in India. The phenomenon of privatisation of higher education, its forms and patterns in India, is discussed in this paper. The concept of education privatisation, its pattern and trend are discussed using evidence from secondary data. It is argued that privatisation in the education sector differs from the concept of privatisation in general due to the fact that this process can take place without the transfer of ownership from the public to the private sector.The Indian version of education privatisation may be characterised as a by-product of response to the economic crisis that happened in the late eighties, which shifted the overall policy towards privatisation due to the adoption of neoliberal policies in the aftermath of the 1991 crisis. It has progressed gradually over the three decades post-1991 and consequently converging towards the international consensus. Notably, the shift towards privatisation is witnessed both in policymaking and by the judiciary, which further confirms that education privatisation in India cannot be classified as an abrupt move under the pressure of simply an economic crisis.The private sector has been dominant in stand-alone institutions and deemed universities in the initial phase. The increasing presence of the private sector in universities is the most recent phenomenon. However, government’s commitment towards financing higher education is an instrumental factor in determining the size of the private sector. Thus, the prime reason behind privatisation is largely a policy choice, either proactive measures towards education privatisation or low priority given to the expansion of higher education in the government sector.
Citation: Journal of Social Inclusion Studies
PubDate: 2024-03-11T09:03:37Z
DOI: 10.1177/23944811241235138
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