Studies in Social Science
Amarjit Singh
Abstract
From historical times Indian society has seen atrocities based on the caste ideology. Caste has been studied from different frames by different intellectuals in academia and sociology and anthropology being an important discipline in studying it. Cinema as an art form and seen as a reflection of the ...
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From historical times Indian society has seen atrocities based on the caste ideology. Caste has been studied from different frames by different intellectuals in academia and sociology and anthropology being an important discipline in studying it. Cinema as an art form and seen as a reflection of the society which represents the different aspects of the society through a cinematic lens gives the societal subject a totally different frame to see and observe the society for the people living in the same society where social problems like Casteism exists. Indian cinema has reflected the concept of caste through different angles and connotations like untouchability, honor killing in the situations of inter-caste marriage, and difference of problems in different locations like rural & urban and people dealing it with a difference. Thus, this paper focuses on and tries to understand the caste hierarchy represented in the cinema and the history and memory of Indian cinema. The study focuses on different decades of cinema generally from the 1980s to the current era and will try to explain how cinema has used the concept of caste in showcasing the practice and discrimination around it and the changes in the mindset of people while discussing the caste. For this work, a qualitative research method has been used. Films such as Achhut Kanya, Damul, Aakrosh, Sairat, Masaan, Court, Chandidas, Sujata, Ankur, etc from different decades have been studied and analyzed.
Studies in Social Science
Amarjit Singh; Abhijeet Mishra
Abstract
Rickshaw pullers are one of the basic wellsprings of public transportation in metropolitan zonesthat furnish us with last mile availability. Other than fulfilling the expanding need for a powerfulmethods for intra-metropolitan versatility, rickshaws have thrived in Indian urban communitieson account ...
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Rickshaw pullers are one of the basic wellsprings of public transportation in metropolitan zonesthat furnish us with last mile availability. Other than fulfilling the expanding need for a powerfulmethods for intra-metropolitan versatility, rickshaws have thrived in Indian urban communitieson account of the migration of provincial rural populaces without critical training and capital intourban areas looking for occupations, for whom rickshaw pulling is the best accessible alternativebecause of its simplicity of passage. An extensive extent of metropolitan poor are reliant onrickshaws as a significant wellspring of work in India. This work is an endeavor to comprehendthe patterns constantly in migration of rickshaw pullers in Delhi. The examination center aroundthe financial status of rickshaw pullers in Delhi and back home, the spot of having a place andthe explanations behind migration and how has migration achieved an adjustment in their lives inthe event that it has by any stretch of the imagination. The investigation needs in survey,interviews, interactions alongside auxiliary wellsprings of information, for example, governmentrecords if any accessible. The investigation was completed in various areas in Delhi, forexample, metro stations, commercial centers and so forth. In this examination both qualitativejust as quantitative information has been utilized for itemized investigation of the did exercises.
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