Outcaste and outcast: navigating the caste system in indian literature

• Main Author: Loo, Stefany Hui Mei
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61604
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

India’s caste system has been the dominant social structure for centuries, and because of its close ties with Hinduism, it has largely resisted attempts to dismantle it in the face of political revision, and despite the efforts of lawmakers. The idea of social hierarchy is deeply ingrained in Indian...