Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ214244

Dalit in Jharkhand : Problems and Solutions

Authors(1) :-Dr. Jitendra Aryan

History testifies the presence of social cleavages in Indian society, in terms of caste, class, gender and the like. Such cleavages has changed the entire social fabric of Indian society, whereby the exploited section, be it the Dalits, adivasis or women, have been systematically pushed to the periphery by the traditional Brahmanical structure of oppression. Dalits are the people who are economically, socially, politically exploited from centuries. Unable to live in the society of human beings, they have been living outside the village depending on lower level of occupation, and lived as ―untouchable .This exploitation is due to the discrimination followed by age old caste hierarchical tradition in the Hindu society. This hierarchy has been the cause for oppression of Dalits in each and every sphere of society since centuries. After several years of protests, negotiations, and political maneuvering, the government of India passed the Bihar Reorganization Act in August 2000, which led to the formation of the state of Jharkhand. The new state was carved out of the southern part of Bihar, with Ranchi as its capital. The natives of this region had been demanding Jharkhand state for a long time. The Dalit community was also a major group in the Jharkhand state demand movement. The people here believed that by getting the status of a new state, they would get more opportunities for development. But despite being the largest part of Jharkhand's population, the indigenous and Dalit communities are socially and economically backward. This research paper presents a review of the current status of the Dalit community in the state of Jharkhand, as well as presents the problems of the Dalit community and suggestions for its solution.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Jitendra Aryan
Assistant Professor, University Department of Political Science, Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dhanbad , India

Jharkhand, Dalit, Socio-Economic Status, Human Rights

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 3 | May-June 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-05-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 243-247
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ214244
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

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Dr. Jitendra Aryan , "Dalit in Jharkhand : Problems and Solutions", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 2, Issue 3, pp.243-247, May-June.2019
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ214244

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