A comprehensive and authoritative work that describes the history, caste, custom and manners of the various groups of people that inhabit the then Presidency of Bombay (it included, apart from Maharastra, large tracts of the Deccan, Konkan and Gujarat). The tribes are listed alphabetically and the work is enclosed in 3 volumes. This work was commenced on the orders of the British Indian Government ion 1901. It was first published in 1922.
Volume III, Modern Indian History: The volume contains 59 articles covering a wide range of topics including Historiography , Christian Missionaries, Women Education in Pre-Independence period, Social Forestry, Mir Osman Alikhan, Ramji Gond, Quit India movement, Madras Presidency, social reformers, Rural transformation, Peasant struggle, Freedom struggle, Mahatma Gandhi’s tours in Telugu, speaking areas, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s contributions, status of women, in Pre-Independence period, Regulating Act of 1773, Dalit movement in South India, Muslim reformers of India and Princely States: Historiographical Trends etc.,This Volume serves as a valuable source book for students, research scholars and teachers of historical studies for the people who want to know about the evolution of mankind in different perspectives. This volume also highlights the love and affection of Prof. P. Chenna Reddy enjoys in the intellectual world. The felicitation Volume is brought out in a series of 12 independent books covering a total of 460 articles. Every volume contains two sections. The first section contains the biographical sketch of Prof.P.Chenna Reddy, his achievements and contribution to archaeology, history and Society. The second section of each volume is subject specific.
Colonial and Post-Colonial Identity Politics in South Asia analyses the colonial and post–colonial documentation and caste classification among Muslims in India, demonstrating that religion negotiated with regional social customs and local social practices whilst at the same time fostering a shared religious belief. The central question addressed in this is book is how different castes assert their identity for classification and how caste encountered colonial documentation. Identifying the colonial context of the documentation of caste among Muslims, and relying on colonial documentation in various census reports, Gazetteers, government or police records, ethnographic studies and travelogues, the author demonstrates the sheer diversity of attempts and caste among Muslims. The book deconstructs how under Colonialism Muslims were categorized into three broad but overlapping categories - Ashraf, Ajlafs and Arzals - and that Muslims were categorized into Asiatic, Non-Asiatic, Foreign, Mixed and Hindustani –Muslim categories. It argues that few colonial theories applied to Muslims. Finally, the author explores post-colonial documentation of castes among Muslims in various Commission reports, particularly in Backward class commission reports and its interplay in the reservation politics of the contemporary period and examines the growth of various Muslim caste organizations in different parts of India and their role in identity politics. Providing a new perspective on the issue of minorities in India, this book will be of interest to scholars of religion, Islam, history, politics and sociology of India.
A treatise on early forms of superstition and society. Includes reprints of Totemism (1887); The Origins of Totemism (1899); The Beginnings of Religion and Totemism (1905); and Totemica: A Supplement to Totemism and Exogamy (1937).
