Dalits and Human Rights

Contents Preface. 1. Dalits and human rights/Y. Gurappa Naidu. 2. Constitutional and legal rights safeguards and socio economic measures to uplift Dalits/S. Sri Krishna and S.M. Rajeswar Rao. 3. Socio legal status of Dalits an analysis/Rattan Singh and Mamta Mehmi. 4. Gender justice in India an analysis/S. Guru Swamy and C. Basavaraju. 5. Unveiling injustice towards tribals Kerala scenario/Rajeevan R. 6. Right to development position problems and future of tribals in Kerala/A. Basheer. 7. Dalit women in changing Indian scenario/S.S. Dharanaik D. Murahari Naik and P.S. Kamble. 8. Dalits and human rights/K. Srinivasa Rao and R.D. Vijayasekhar. 9. Economic significance of Dalits rights violation with special reference to Tamil Nadu/J. Cyril Kanmony. 10. Dalits a true case of inequalities among equalities/G.N. Joshi and V. Aditya Srinivas. 11. Urban poor versus urban rich in Avadh region of Uttar Pradesh a case study of Scheduled Castes and forward castes/S.S.A. Jafri. 12. Dalit and their rights/Renu. 13. Human rights for Indian untouchables are pie in the sky/K.T. Shivanna. A Dalit feels as keenly and thinks as clearly as others. Dalit in their sphere do work as clearly as others do. As such Dalit has as much right to freedom to develop their personality fully as others enjoying the rights. The full and equal participation of Dalit in political civil economic social and cultural life at the local regional national and international level is a must not only for the well being of Dalit in particular but also for the well being of the entire humanity in general. Human rights ensure prosperity in society and social and economic rights take care of the weaker and under privileged sections of the society by providing them equality of opportunity in the matter of education employment and mobility. 142 pp.…