Documenting a Caste: The Chakkiliyars in Colonial and Missionary Documents in India
This essay is an attempt to write the social history of the Chakkiliyar community of South India, often classified in the colonial records as a caste occupying the lowest position in the caste hierarchy. This paper argues that the colonial period was marked by lowering opportunities for economic and...
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| Language: | English |
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Brandeis University Library
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Caste |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/caste/article/view/247 |