Constructs a history of an untouchable and heretical community, the Satnamis of Central India.

Nearly 16% of India’s population – or over 100 million people – are untouchables. Most of them, despite decades of government efforts to improve their eco

"This book addresses the problem of untouchability by providing an overview of the subject as well as penetrating insights into its social and religious origins

"Challenges and revises our understanding of the historical and contemporary role of Dalits in Indian society. A pathbreaking book that rightfully restores the

Untouchable migrants made up a substantial proportion of Indian labour migration into Singapore in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During this period, t