The Modern Caste System in Tamil Nadu

Exploration of experiencing caste through traditions, customs in Tirunelveli

Sociology
History
Anthropology
Caste
Tamil Nadu
Author

Rick Rejeleene

Published

August 10, 2015

About this work

This essay explores the historical roots, lived experiences, and proposed remedies for caste‑based discrimination in modern Tamil Nadu from Tirunelveli. It can be part of Sociology, Anthropology work on social mobility, hierarchy in South India.

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Originally written August 10, 2015  ·  Major rewrite December 2018  ·  To be rewritten June 24, 2025

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References:

B.R. Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste remains a critical text for understanding caste in India and Tamil Nadu. Originally written in 1936 as a speech and later self-published, it critiques the caste system and advocates for its abolition.1

Footnotes

  1. B.R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste, 1936. Available: https://ia601009.us.archive.org/20/items/AnnihilationOfCasteDr.B.r.ambedkar/Annihilation%20of%20caste%20Dr.B.r.ambedkar.pdf↩︎