Challenging untouchability : Dalit initiative and experience from Karnataka

PART ONE Dalits and State Action - Simon R Charsley and G K Karanth The 'SCs' Caste, Cultural Resources and Social Mobility - Simon R Charsley PART TWO Escaping Domination - G K Karanth Rajapara's Untouchables Privilege and Conformity - K G Gayathri Devi The Madars of Nuliyur Female Enterprise and Male Employment - K G Gayathri Devi Thigala Holeyas of Akkahalli Checks to Integration - Neil Armstrong AKs of Mahepura Caste Metamorphosis - E N Ashok Kumar The Korachas of Dharmapura Increasing Autonomy - Simon R Charsley The Harijans of Rateyur Upward Mobility or Class Formation? Samagars of Jenubhavi - E N Ashok Kumar PART THREE Beyond Untouchability? Local Experience and Society-Wide Implications - G K Karanth and Simon R Charsley