Paper I · 13 Social Exclusion, Rights & Inclusive Policies · 13.1 Social stratification and caste

13.1.6 Changes in the caste system: Sanskritisation, dominant caste, urbanisation and legislation

Caste has changed through Sanskritisation and the rise of dominant castes, through Westernisation, cities and new jobs, and through laws against untouchability and atrocities; its ritual side has weakened, but endogamy and its political role remain strong.

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Key terms

  • Sanskritisation
  • dominant caste
  • Westernisation
  • urbanisation
  • industrialisation
  • N.K. Bose
  • Hindu method of tribal absorption
  • F.G. Bailey
  • tribe-caste continuum
  • Caste Disabilities Removal Act 1850
  • Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955
  • SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989
  • inter-caste marriage
  • honour killing
  • khap panchayat
  • BNS 103(2)
  • Shakti Vahini

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