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Zachariah, Mathew – Education and Urban Society, 1986
Reviews the historical background of the 1985 protests in the Indian State Gujerat. Discusses the major issues in promoting the policy of "compensatory discrimination," directed toward the (1) Scheduled Castes, (2) Scheduled Tribes, and (3) Other Backward Classes. Compares casteism to racism and offers suggestions for dismantling…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Caste, Demonstrations (Civil), Developing Nations