Papers by VICKY NANDGAYE
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Apr 5, 2022
Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements is motivated by an empirical... more Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements is motivated by an empirical puzzle encountered by Amit Ahuja. It is imperative to mention here that this analytical production is a recipient of the ‘2020 New India Foundation Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize’. The author’s keen interest in comparative politics, social movements, and ethnicity and identity is reflected in this piece. The prime argument (puzzle) of the research work is that ‘Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed poorly in elections in Indian states where their historical social mobilization has been strong and sustained, yet Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed well in elections in states where their historical social mobilization has been absent or weak’ (p. 2). Critical engagement of the author with Dalit voters and ethnic and multiethnic parties’ performances have been assessed in the study. Investigative understanding and attentive commentary of Dalit politics, socio-political mobilization and social movements are adequately incorporated in the Book.
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2021
Govardhan Wankhede, My Life: The Journey of a Dalit Sociologist. Aakar Books India Publication, 2... more Govardhan Wankhede, My Life: The Journey of a Dalit Sociologist. Aakar Books India Publication, 2020, 191 pp., ₹595 (Hardcover), ISBN: 978-9350026854.
Beyond Headlines, 2020
The article reveals the impact of the changes in labour laws (LL) on workers. As India is also gr... more The article reveals the impact of the changes in labour laws (LL) on workers. As India is also grappling with Covid-19 pandemic, therefore the lockdown has been imposed to minimise the spread of it. However, lockdown is negatively influencing workers engaged in the informal nature of employment. It further emphasises on how amendments and suspensions of LL make deleterious effects on the working force. Least attention has been paid to concerns of workers about safeguarding their interest against exploitative practices of employers/contractors. It performs that the very changes, which have been proposed or adopted by the appropriate governments in LL will indubitably, benefit only big multinational companies, corporate persons and different stakeholders (except workers) engage in it.
Book Reviews by VICKY NANDGAYE
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements is motivated by an empirical... more Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements is motivated by an empirical
puzzle encountered by Amit Ahuja. It is imperative to mention here that this analytical production is a
recipient of the ‘2020 New India Foundation Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize’. The author’s keen
interest in comparative politics, social movements, and ethnicity and identity is reflected in this piece.
The prime argument (puzzle) of the research work is that ‘Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed poorly
in elections in Indian states where their historical social mobilization has been strong and sustained, yet
Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed well in elections in states where their historical social mobilization
has been absent or weak’ (p. 2). Critical engagement of the author with Dalit voters and ethnic and multiethnic
parties’ performances have been assessed in the study. Investigative understanding and attentive
commentary of Dalit politics, socio-political mobilization and social movements are adequately
incorporated in the Book.
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
Caste Matters is an outcome and depiction of the author's worldview. The youngest author has high... more Caste Matters is an outcome and depiction of the author's worldview. The youngest author has highlighted how caste location matters imperatively for Dalits at every juncture of their lives across the globe. The Book analysed how a Dalit encountered discriminatory practices. The piece documented the lived experiences of a Dalit guy as he progressed from local to global platforms. The commentary is an analytical presentation and unravelling the discourse by emphasising his caste experiences minutely. It provides a detailed account of Brahmins how involvement in the anti-caste struggle is in contrast to their private affairs. This Book is drafted like semi-autobiographical non-fiction however, according to the author; it is "an ethnography of the sociality of caste" (19). Thus, it invites some methodological critics. The book comprises six chapters. In the first chapter on 'Being a Dalit', the author described 'Dalit love', by reporting the incidents of his childhood where his granny was practising Dalit love. It does not provide any ontological explanation of where Dalit love comes from. I think that 'love' and 'compassion' may come from the Buddha's teachings. Thus, Dalit love which the author is mentioning, may restrict to Dalit-Buddhists. Yengde further illustrates that 'Dalit love' may observe while "inviting fellow one for dinner" (48). Even he believes that in India, "arranged marriages culture is due to the fear of Dalit love" (50). It perhaps convinces since, in Hindu caste society, marriage is an institution where arranged marriage prefers over love marriage. Similarly, 'Dalit humour' (55), 'Dalit universalism' (61), and several other classes coined by the author to convey 'Dalitness' (63); however, long-drawn-out explanations miscarry the appropriate meaning. For Dalits, it does not yield new insights, as more or less every first-generation learner's experience is similar. It appears like an attempt to categorize each incident of his life under different groups. Seldom freshness and obscure codifications have been apparent while distributing 'Dalit' into multiple interpretations. Even the Book does not define 'Dalit', whether it means Scheduled Caste or ex-untouchable or confined to Mahar caste only. The second chapter discusses 'Neo-Dalit Rising', only the last paragraph stresses how Rohith Vemula's suicide generated energy among students across the country, where they asserted and echoed the dissent. At the same time, the rest of the part is a little incomprehensible to navigate how and which neo-Dalits are rising. According to the author, Ambedkar's all-encompassing work has been underestimated by reducing him to only a 'maker of the Indian Constitution'. Similarly, his fundamental critics of Hindu culture, right based initiatives, and radical religious contribution have been weakened due to the reductionist understanding of academia. Here Yengde talks about 'Dalit Nationalism' where dignity and justice are featured as the crux, whereas 'Dalit power' is designed 'to evince self-help method with an idea of universal liberation of oppressed Dalit' (88). It may infer that arguments lack ground in using connotations like 'Dalit nationalism' (84), 'Dalit power' (88), and 'Dalit patriotism' (91) that show
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Book Reviews by VICKY NANDGAYE
puzzle encountered by Amit Ahuja. It is imperative to mention here that this analytical production is a
recipient of the ‘2020 New India Foundation Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize’. The author’s keen
interest in comparative politics, social movements, and ethnicity and identity is reflected in this piece.
The prime argument (puzzle) of the research work is that ‘Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed poorly
in elections in Indian states where their historical social mobilization has been strong and sustained, yet
Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed well in elections in states where their historical social mobilization
has been absent or weak’ (p. 2). Critical engagement of the author with Dalit voters and ethnic and multiethnic
parties’ performances have been assessed in the study. Investigative understanding and attentive
commentary of Dalit politics, socio-political mobilization and social movements are adequately
incorporated in the Book.
puzzle encountered by Amit Ahuja. It is imperative to mention here that this analytical production is a
recipient of the ‘2020 New India Foundation Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Book Prize’. The author’s keen
interest in comparative politics, social movements, and ethnicity and identity is reflected in this piece.
The prime argument (puzzle) of the research work is that ‘Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed poorly
in elections in Indian states where their historical social mobilization has been strong and sustained, yet
Dalits’ ethnic parties have performed well in elections in states where their historical social mobilization
has been absent or weak’ (p. 2). Critical engagement of the author with Dalit voters and ethnic and multiethnic
parties’ performances have been assessed in the study. Investigative understanding and attentive
commentary of Dalit politics, socio-political mobilization and social movements are adequately
incorporated in the Book.