From Stigmatization to Neo-Buddhist Identity: Reflections on the Changing Identities of the Scheduled Castes of India

IF 0.3 Q3 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY Contemporary Voice of Dalit Pub Date : 2023-11-05 DOI:10.1177/2455328x231198654
Rup Kumar Barman
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The Scheduled Caste (SC) communities of India have always been locked down with stigmatized social identities since the very beginning of the caste system. They were categorized with certain administrative identities under colonial rule and branded as ‘Harijans’ (Children of God) by the nationalist leaders. On the other hand, the SC communities themselves had asserted for respectable caste identities, opposed the Brahmanical hegemony, and fought against untouchability. Harijan identity, however, has transformed into Dalit identity in the post-colonial period. In such a context, Navayana Buddhism has appeared as a symbol of dignified identity. This article has highlighted this trend of changing identifiers of the SCs of Indian society.
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从污名化到新佛教认同:对印度表列种姓身份变迁的思考
自种姓制度开始以来,印度的表列种姓(SC)社区一直被污名化的社会身份所锁定。在殖民统治下,他们被归类为某些行政身份,并被民族主义领导人称为“哈里詹”(上帝的孩子)。另一方面,SC社区自己主张受人尊敬的种姓身份,反对婆罗门霸权,反对贱民。然而,在后殖民时期,哈里詹身份已经转变为达利特身份。在这样的背景下,Navayana佛教作为尊严身份的象征而出现。这篇文章强调了印度社会中SCs标识符变化的趋势。
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