Caste, reservation, atrocity law and discrimination

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Abbreviations and GlossaryPreface1. IntroductionPART I: CASTE2. Shastra (scripture) or Shastra (power) Origin of Caste: Sociological Imaginations3. Amartya Sen, Capability Approach and Caste4. Inter-Caste Marriage: Pain or Gain5. Escape from Caste Through Conversion: Is there a Way Out or a Way in?6. Sociology of Education: Towards Inclusive TheorisingPART II: RESERVATION7. Patel Agitation and the Rationale Behind SC/ST Reservations8. Reservation and the Creamy Layer Principle: Solving the Puzzle9. Creamy Layer: Jurisprudence in the Air10. Fifty per cent Ceiling on Reservation: Can Efficiency Override Justice?11. Questioning Excellence: Expelling 73 Students in IIT Roorkee12. Judicial Independence or Sovereignty!13. Reservation in Private Sector Employment: Is It Justified?PART III: LAW, ATROCITY AND DISCRIMINATION14. 'Final Reports' Under Section 498A and the SC/ST Atrocities Act15. Lacking the Basics: The Supreme Court Judgement on Atrocities Act16. Misconstruction of the Anti-Atrocities Act's Misuse17. Removing Discrimination in Universities18. Law and ExclusionIndex