Caste and Agrarian Class: A View from Bihar

The nexus that exists between class power and the state compounds the continuing oppression of the 'underclass' in Bihar. State operations further perpetuate the connections between caste and class. Thus land reforms ostensibly designed to benefit the disadvantaged are subverted by vested...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2001-04, Vol.36 (17), p.1449-1462
Main Author: Chakravarti, Anand
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Agriculture
Capitalism
Hindus
Land economics
Special Articles
Tenants
Under class
Villages
Wages
Workforce
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Summary:The nexus that exists between class power and the state compounds the continuing oppression of the 'underclass' in Bihar. State operations further perpetuate the connections between caste and class. Thus land reforms ostensibly designed to benefit the disadvantaged are subverted by vested interests who dominate the state's politics and administration. Any attempt on the part of the underclass to politically mobilise has been met by brutal state repression by dominant caste militias. The all-pervasive gender bias that allows the exploitation of women, and the raging illiteracy that afflicts the underclass accentuates this oppression.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846