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Caste, Marginalisation, and Resistance: The Politics of Identity of the Naths (Yogis) of Bengal and Assam: Studies in Critical Social Sciences / New Scholarship in Political Economy, cartea 274/26

Autor Kunal Debnath
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 noi 2023
The identity politics of the householder Naths (Yogis), on the one hand, is one of the oldest and most persistent identity assertions in Bengal and Assam. On the other, for an array of reasons, the identity assertion of the householder Naths of Bengal and Assam has failed to draw academic curiosity so far. Since the late nineteenth century, a segment of the Naths, largely educated and elite, has been crafting their identity as Brahman grounded on their “origin myth”, negotiating with the British colonial administration through different census enumerations, as well as internal social reforms. One of the primary reasons for their current lagging is that the Naths never politicised their identity and demands, and did not mobilise themselves in the democratic political arena.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789004689374
ISBN-10: 9004689370
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Studies in Critical Social Sciences / New Scholarship in Political Economy


Notă biografică

Kunal Debnath, Ph.D. (2022), Rabindra Bharati University, is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rabindra Bharati University. Currently, he is working on the politics of identity and marginalisation, such as caste, gender, ethnic, and other vulnerable groups. He has published research papers with publishers of international repute.

Cuprins

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Tables

Abbreviations

1Introduction Why the Study of the Naths of Bengal and Assam Is Pertinent?
1 Locating the Problem

2 Rationale of This Study
2.1Why This Study Is Necessary

2.2Why the Naths Are So Far Neglected in Academic or Non-academic Discussions

2.3Why the Naths of Bengal and Assam Are Studied Here Together


3 Thematic Outline: Lived Experience and Theorisation from Inside
3.1Whether Lived Experience or Theory

3.2Representing the Naths through Lived Experience and Theorisation from Inside


4 A Brief Overview of the Chapters


2The Naths (Yogis) Identity, Formation of Caste in Bengal and Assam, and Their Marginalisation
1 Introduction

2 Antiquity of the Naths

3 The Naths in Bengal and Assam: Early Phases

4 The Identity of the Naths: a Religious Sect or a Caste

5 Marginalisation and the Naths of Bengal and Assam

6 Conclusion


3Caste Status and Resistance of the Naths of Bengal Pre-colonial to Post-colonial Times
1 Introduction

2 The Naths of Bengal: Are They Native or Came from Outside?

3 Status after Marginalisation: during the Pre-colonial and Early-Colonial Period

4 Status in the Colonial Period and Role of the Caste Associations
4.1A Brief Caste Profile during the Colonial Period

4.2Bargaining and Negotiations within and Outside

4.3Status after the Formation of Associations and Their Negotiations during Different Census Operations


5 Status in the Post-colonial Period and Role of the Caste Associations

6 Observation from the Fields


4Caste Status and Resistance of the Naths of Assam Pre-colonial to Post-colonial Times
1 Introduction

2 The Naths of the Brahmaputra Valley

3 The Naths of the Barak Valley

4 Status of the Naths of Assam in the Colonial Period and Their Identity Assertion
4.1A Brief Caste Profile

4.2Caste Name and Appellation

4.3Controversy on Scheduled Caste or Depressed Caste Status


5 Status of the Naths of Assam in the Post-colonial Period
5.1Controversy on the obc Status


6 The Role of the Caste Associations

7 The Nath-Yogi Development Council and Recent Controversy

8 Observation from the Fields


5Socio-economic Status of the Naths of West Bengal and Assam A Present-Day Comparative Study
1 Introduction

2 Caste Specificity of the Naths of West Bengal and Assam

3 Possession of the obc Certificate and Attitude towards It

4 Economic Profile of the Naths of West Bengal and Assam

5 Educational Profile of the Naths of West Bengal and Assam

6 Observation


6Mainstream Politics and the Naths of West Bengal and Assam Assessing the Nature of Politicisation
1 Introduction

2 The Nath-Yogis and the States: Chronicles from Antiquity
2.1The Nath-Yogis and Hindu Nationalism


3 Attitude of the Naths of West Bengal and Assam towards the Politicisation: Assessing the Present

4 The Nature of Politicisation of the Naths
4.1The Naths of West Bengal in Mainstream Politics

4.2The Naths of Assam in Mainstream Politics


5 Observations

6 Conclusion


7Caste, Marginalisation, and the Politics of Identity of the Naths of Bengal and Assam Search for a Pattern
1 Introduction

2 The Politics of Identity, Caste, and Marginality
2.1The Politics of Identity and the Nath Question

2.2Caste, Census, and the Nath Question

2.3Perspectives of Caste and the Naths

2.4Why Ambedkaraite Caste Politics Is Not Applicable to the Naths


3 The Politics of Exclusion and the Naths of West Bengal and Assam
3.1Exclusion during the Early-Medieval Period

3.2Exclusion during the Colonial Period

3.3Exclusion in Contemporary Times


4 The Past Constituting the Present


8Some Tentative Concluding Observations
1 Summing Up

2 Justifying the Research Objectives

3 Perspectives to Study the Nath Identity
3.1Historical Perspective

3.2Ideological Perspective

3.3Institutionalist Perspective

3.4Constructivist Perspective

3.5Instrumentalist Perspective

3.6Power Discourse Perspective


4 Some Critical Theoretical Analysis

5 Final Words


Bibliography

Index