Even in death, equality eludes the Dalits! This is borne out by a ‘news’ item published in several leading Indian newspapers and widely circulated online in August 2019 to reveal just the tip of an iceberg. As per the news, a funeral procession was seen lowering the dead body of a Dalit off a bridge in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu amidst reports that they were forced to do so because they were denied access to the cremation site along a road as the road to the site runs through private properties controlled by the ‘upper castes’. A probe has been ordered into the incident by the sub-collector of Tirupattur taluk where the incident occurred. ‘We are examining the situation. If required we would even find an alternate cremation site,’ she told a TV channel. Yes, as untouchability continues to prevail, the dead too need alternate routes to cremation sites, just as they need alternate cremation grounds! Death too is not a leveller, not even in the twenty-first century! The present number of the journal includes an array of articles ranging from theoretical analyses to empirical studies. Dalits’ search for religious identity is taken up in a couple of articles. Several articles attempt to unravel the ground realities of Dalit existence in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. There is a comparative examination of Dalit marginalization in India and marginalization found in Africa. A study seeks to show how Sanskritization has resulted in comfortable exile and determined the perceived identity of the native people in the larger Indian society. Discrimination faced by the socially disadvantaged students with respect to corporal punishment is revealed in an empirical study, data of which was collected from schools of different managements in and around Pune city of Maharashtra. The shifting focus of the Naxalite movement in Bihar is analyzed through the caste and class struggles where the upper caste members oppress the lower caste groups. In another article, a detailed examination of hate speech is undertaken. A study attempts to empirically know the ‘representativeness’ of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) members of the legislative bodies as far as substantiveness of their representation is concerned by comparatively analyzing parliamentary questions raised by them and non-SC members of the parliament on the issues concerning the SCs. A fieldwork-based study seeks to unravel the extent of caste inequality in the contemporary agrarian economy of Bardhaman district of West Bengal. Further, an article on the adivasis’ movement attempts to understand the socio-economic and political structures, which forced the tribals in India to organize themselves and fight, since the 1940s, for the redressal of their grievances. These apart, there are a number of interesting articles and book reviews in this number of journal which we hope the readers will find engaging. Last but not least, we remind our readers that the views expressed in the articles are those of the respective authors, and the Editorial Board is in no way accountable for them.

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即使在死亡中，达利特人也无法获得平等！2019 年 8 月，印度几家主要报纸发表并在网上广泛传播的一条“新闻”项目证实了这一点，这只是冰山一角。据新闻报道，在泰米尔纳德邦韦洛尔区，有人看到葬礼队伍将达利特人的尸体从桥上放下，有报道称他们被迫这样做，因为他们被拒绝进入道路沿线的火葬场通往该网站的路线贯穿由“上层种姓”控制的私人财产。事件发生地 Tirupattur taluk 的子收藏家已下令对事件进行调查。'我们正在检查情况。如果需要，我们甚至会找到一个替代的火葬场，”她告诉一个电视频道。是的，随着贱民继续盛行，死者也需要通往火葬场的替代路线，就像他们需要替代火葬场一样！死亡也不是一个平衡器，即使在 21 世纪也不是！该期刊目前的数量包括从理论分析到实证研究的一系列文章。有几篇文章讨论了达利特人对宗教身份的探索。几篇文章试图解开北方邦和马哈拉施特拉邦达利特人存在的基本现实。对印度的达利特边缘化和非洲的边缘化进行了比较研究。一项研究旨在展示梵文化如何导致舒适的流放并确定了更大的印度社会中土著人的感知身份。一项实证研究揭示了社会弱势学生在体罚方面面临的歧视，该研究的数据是从马哈拉施特拉邦浦那市及其周边不同管理层的学校收集的。通过种姓和阶级斗争来分析比哈尔邦纳萨尔派运动的焦点转移，其中上种姓成员压迫低种姓群体。在另一篇文章中，对仇恨言论进行了详细检查。一项研究试图通过比较分析立法机构在册种姓 (SC) 和在册部落 (ST) 成员的代表性，通过比较分析他们和非 SC 成员提出的议会问题，从经验上了解他们的“代表性”议会关于 SCs 的问题。一项基于实地考察的研究旨在揭示西孟加拉邦巴达曼地区当代农业经济中种姓不平等的程度。此外，一篇关于 adivasis 运动的文章试图了解社会经济和政治结构，这些结构迫使印度的部落自 1940 年代以来组织起来并为平复他们的不满而斗争。除了这些之外，在这些期刊中还有许多有趣的文章和书评，我们希望读者会发现它们的吸引力。最后但并非最不重要的是，我们提醒读者，文章中表达的观点是各自作者的观点，编委会对此不承担任何责任。一篇关于 adivasis 运动的文章试图了解社会经济和政治结构，这些结构迫使印度的部落自 1940 年代以来组织起来并为平复他们的不满而斗争。除了这些之外，在这些期刊中还有许多有趣的文章和书评，我们希望读者会发现它们的吸引力。最后但并非最不重要的是，我们提醒读者，文章中表达的观点是各自作者的观点，编委会对此不承担任何责任。一篇关于 adivasis 运动的文章试图了解社会经济和政治结构，这些结构迫使印度的部落自 1940 年代以来组织起来并为平复他们的不满而斗争。除了这些之外，在这些期刊中还有许多有趣的文章和书评，我们希望读者会发现它们的吸引力。最后但并非最不重要的一点，我们提醒读者，文章中表达的观点是各自作者的观点，编委会对此不承担任何责任。在这些期刊中有许多有趣的文章和书评，我们希望读者会发现它们很有趣。最后但并非最不重要的一点，我们提醒读者，文章中表达的观点是各自作者的观点，编委会对此不承担任何责任。在这些期刊中有许多有趣的文章和书评，我们希望读者会发现它们很有趣。最后但并非最不重要的一点，我们提醒读者，文章中表达的观点是各自作者的观点，编委会对此不承担任何责任。