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The Untouchability Of Dalits: The Economic And Social Exclusion Of Dalits In The Post-Independence Era, Duhita Das Jan 2021

The Untouchability Of Dalits: The Economic And Social Exclusion Of Dalits In The Post-Independence Era, Duhita Das

Senior Projects Spring 2021

This project examines whether economic development efforts in India were effective in mobilizing Dalits during the post-independence era. Global and national policy continue to fail to recognize the role caste plays in inequality and poverty, further excluding Dalits from gaining freedoms continuously rewarded to higher-castes. By taking a historical approach when examining the caste system and its persistence in economic and social structures in the modern era, there can be a greater understanding of how Dalits remain excluded from major institutions and struggle to mobilize, regardless of the gaining of constitutional rights. From a chronological perspective, this project investigates the …


Painting A Modern India: F.N. Souza, M.F. Husain, & Artistic Identity After Independence, Shay Afsheen Kothari Jan 2020

Painting A Modern India: F.N. Souza, M.F. Husain, & Artistic Identity After Independence, Shay Afsheen Kothari

Senior Projects Spring 2020

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.


India’S Military And Its Impact On The Formation Of A Nation, Nikki Sway Jan 2020

India’S Military And Its Impact On The Formation Of A Nation, Nikki Sway

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay……………………………….2

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………..25

III. Textbook Critique……………………………..35

IV. New Textbook Entry………………………….39

V. Bibliography…………………………………....50


The Specter Of Caste, Kabir Raj Khanna Jan 2018

The Specter Of Caste, Kabir Raj Khanna

Senior Projects Spring 2018

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.


The Indian Army In Historiographical And Instructional Perspective, Bianca Bakalar Jan 2018

The Indian Army In Historiographical And Instructional Perspective, Bianca Bakalar

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay……………………………….2

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………..26

III. Textbook Critique……………………………...31

IV. New Textbook Entry…………………………..36

V. Bibliography………………………………….....42


Gated Communities In Gurgaon: Caste And Class On The Urban Frontier, Armaan Mullick Alkazi Jan 2015

Gated Communities In Gurgaon: Caste And Class On The Urban Frontier, Armaan Mullick Alkazi

Senior Projects Spring 2015

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.


Sour Milk: Women And The Hindu Nationalist Movement In India, Saumya Dadoo Jan 2015

Sour Milk: Women And The Hindu Nationalist Movement In India, Saumya Dadoo

Senior Projects Spring 2015

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.