Indian Village

Higher castes = migrants from Bihar, Jharkhand, MP.

Brahmins (Saryupari, Kanyakubja, etc.) not politically united; factions hostile to each other.

Yogendra Singh – Sanskritization = cultural camouflage for caste conflict.
3. S.C. Dube – Madhya Pradesh (Surajpur & other villages)
Christophe Jaffrelot — two-step rise of Hindu nationalism: stigmatise an ‘other’ as a common enemy; then unify Hindus across caste, class and region.

Traditional social order – authentic & scientific account of trad social order.

Traditional social order – authentic & scientific account of trad social order.

Traditional social order – authentic & scientific account of trad social order.

Philosophy for NEFA (1957) – Verrier Elwin
B.K. Roy Burman – majority of tribes became landless labourers; caste gave no security.

Traditional social order – authentic & scientific account of trad social order.

Traditional social order – authentic & scientific account of trad social order.

Agrarian relations in Indian villages

Impact of globalization on Indian villages

Brahmins (Saryupari, Kanyakubja, etc.) not politically united; factions hostile to each other.