Change Among India's Harijans: Maharashtra: A Case Study |
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Ambedkar aspect Backward Classes behaviour beliefs Bombay Bouddha brahmins Buddhist caste groups caste Hindus caste society caste system castes in Maharashtra Census cent ceremonies Chambhars Chandala Christianity conversion to Buddhism cultural deities Delhi Depressed Classes dharma Dhors diksha district endogamy factors Gandhi Government Harijan castes Harijans hereditary hierarchy higher castes higher education Hindu Hindu society Hinduism Holars hostels Ibid increase India Indian society individual joint families Karve Khandoba Kharat Kunbi large numbers leadership literacy Maharashtra Mahars Mahars and Mangs Mangs Maratha Mariai marriage migration modern Muslim Nav-Bouddhas Neo-Buddhism neo-Buddhist movement neo-Buddhists Pandharpur pattern percentage polluting castes Poona population position problem reference group region religion religious Republican Party rites ritual role rural areas Sabha sanskaras sanskritization scheduled castes scholarships secular social change social inequality Social Mobility social system status structure sub-castes tion traditional occupation trend untouchability urban areas values Varna village Western workers worship