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Caste, Untouchability and Social Justice: Early North Indian Perspective
Authors(s): Vivekanand Jha
Source: Social Scientist , Vol. 25, No. 11/12 (Nov. - Dec., 1997), pp. 19-30
Published by: Social Scientist
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An n n d S om R f on P ro d ng o f h n d n H o ry Con gr S1
on U n v r y o f C u 1 99 0 p p 2 3 26
2 Cf Suv r J w S r f on n Rgv d So y E vd n nd P rd gm Th n d n
H o r R v w h r f r H R V o X V N o 1 2 J u y 19 89 n d J nu r y 19 90 p p
1 8 1 9 2 2
3 b r hm n o y m uk h m d b b u r n y h kr h u ru d y y d v h y h p d bb y m
h ud ro y 9 01 2
4 R ny h h n of o k n mn of r n v hy d r v dfrom v h n d hudr
m yor g n y h v b n onqu r d r b of h n m wh h o u r h r n h n
n h r p or o n of h A h rv v d V 2 04 V 2 08 V 11 3
S V 2 9 Th b rhm n m r d p nd n on h k n g nd d by
y h k m pr y py h on w ho n b r mov d w pp d o hm n h x
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m n ng n n gry m r n b h hudr f h w h b n r n gr d m
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7 gn m b v n r m mup y r m u r m n yop y n d h m y kr b n y X
13 P V K n d Y k b w n 80 0B nd 500 H or yof Dh rm r Vo
P 1 2n d dn B h nd rk r Or n R r h n u P oon 1 974 p x Y k m y
h v f ou r h d n h v n h n u ry B
8 A h db yy V 4 9 Th K h k V r om mn r y on P n n u r b yV m n nd
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m n n P n n b rhmo u V 4 171 V S Agr w gn P n n o h f f h
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V r n 1 96 3 p p 4 7 6 78
9 V 10 7 Th ru d q u o n of h Ch nd w h n m r k ng
1 0 V 1 8 V hv m r d o h v d op d S hun h hp h on n dg v nh m h
f r r n k m on g h h un dr d o n w h h r g h of p r mo g n u r h f f y o d r o n
r fu d o p h nd n urr d h w r h
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V o 1 9 N o 3 4 M r h A p r 1 9 91 p p 4 4 4 8
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V v k n n d Jh d n d n So y H o r P ro b ng n M m or y of D D K o m b
P o p P ub h ng H ou N w D h 1 97 4 p p 6 7 71
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1 7 1 1 1 16 1 4 7 6 1 1 2 3 29 1 1 3 5 4 1 1 4 73 1 0 18 1 4
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J ou rn o f h E o n om n dS o H o ry o f h Or n V o X P L d n 1 97 0
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Sh r u u r V 3 1 2
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n d E g h h Fo ur h C n u r B C O UP D h 1 99 4 p 2 3 2
33 V v k n nd Jh C hnd n d h O rg n of Un ou h b y HR V o X N o 1
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4 9 V v k n nd Jh S g n h H o ry of Un o u h b H RV o N o 1 J uy 1 97 5
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