From 'Untouchable' Scavengers to Dignified 'Tribals': On the Making of a New Kattunayakkar Identity

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBeyond Tranquebar : Grappling Across Cultural Borders in South India
EditorsEsther Fihl, A.R. Venkatachalapathy
Number of pages24
Place of PublicationDelhi
PublisherOrient BlackSwan
Publication date2014
Pages178-201
Chapter7
ISBN (Print)9788125054375
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Caste
  • Identity
  • Dalit studies
  • Manual scavenging
  • India
  • Tranquebar

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