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Rachel McDermott
File Name
Introduction
RM_Hindu_001
(what are the modern problems
over the term Hindu and
Hinduism?)
RM_DepressedClasses_002
(the origins of Dalit identity
politics)
Professor Rachel McDermott discusses modern
problems over the term Hindu.
RM_Arya_Samaj_
Chaturvarnya_003
(what is this and what are the
problems of implementing
this?)
RM_Caste System_Muslims
_Sikh_004
(is Hinduism the only religion
which embraces the caste
system?)
RM_Mahabharata_005
(how Dalits are represented in
this important scripture)
RM_Vedas_006
(significance of the Rig Veda
to the condition of Dalits)
RM_Laws of Manu_007
(why Dalits have felt
ostrocised by this tradition)
Professor Rachel McDermott explores the
contemporary significance of the Arya Samaj.
RM_shastras_008
(the different texts and how
they deal with caste)
Professor Rachel McDermott explores the ways in
which the Shastras represent and have influenced the
caste system.
Professor Rachel McDermott explores the origins of
untouchable identity politics.
Professor Rachel McDermott explores the
contemporary significance of the Chaturvarnya.
Professor Rachel McDermott considers the place of
caste among Indian Muslims, Christians, and Sikhs.
Professor Rachel McDermott looks at the ways in
which untouchables are represented in important
scripture such as the Mahabharata.
Professor Rachel McDermott discusses the role of the
Rig Veda in constructing the caste system.
Professor Rachel McDermott looks at problems posed
by the Laws of Manu for untouchables.
RM_caste_009
(how is caste different from
race?)
RM_constitution_010
(how has Article 17 in the
constitution protected and
created new challenges for
Dalits?)
RM_Communal Award_
Poona Pact_Gandhi_011
(what were the prevailing
debates around this and how
did it interface with the
independence struggle?)
RM_Buddha_012
(why did Ambedkar convert to
Buddhism rather than another
religion?)
RM_Gandhi_013
(How are Gandhi and
Ambedkar's reputations and
images changing in the media
and popular culture?)
RM_3_important_things_014
Professor Rachel McDermott discusses the
relationship between race and caste.
Professor Rachel McDermott looks at the ways in
which Article 17 of the Indian constitution, intended
by Ambedkar to protect untouchables, has both
protected and created new challenges for them.
Professor Rachel McDermott describes the dispute
between Ambedkar and Gandhi over the Poona Pact
and Communal Award.
Professor Rachel McDermott considers why
Ambedkar converted to Buddhism rather than any
other religion in 1956.
Professor Rachel McDermott discusses how Gandhi
and Ambedkar's respective images have changed in
the media.
Anu Rao
File name
Introduction
AO_Depressed
Class_untouchable_Caste
system_001
(the different ways in which
untouchables have identified
themselves and have been
identified by others?)
AO_Harijan_002
(the political and social
context of this word)
AO_Subcastes__chamar_003
(exploration of what a
subcaste meamsn)
AO_Caste_system_004
(history of his political
thought)
Professor Anu Rao discusses the historical and political
nuances in the terms Depressed Class, Harijan, Dalit
and other terms used to describe untouchables. .
AO_Marx_005
(how Marx has influenced
Amb's thought)
AO_caste system_006
(how have views of Ambedkar
changed today in relation to
how caste conditions have
changed since his death?)
Arya Samaj_007
(what impact do they have
today?)
AO_Shudi_008
(what is this concept?)
AO_National_Congress_
Gandhi_009
(why Amebdkar was so
unhappy w/)
AO_communal Award_010
(what was the importance of
this for Dalit and why did
Gandhi fast unto death against
it?)
Professor Anu Rao considers how Marx has influenced
Ambedkar's political and social analysis.
Professor Anu Rao describes the political and historical
context of the term Harijan.
Professor Anu Rao explores the differences between
subcastes such as the untouchable mahars and,
Ambedkar's community, chamars.
Professor Anu Rao discusses the political and historical
context for Ambedkar's activism against the caste
system.
Professor Anu Rao discusses the ways in which views of
Ambedkar have changed in tune with evolving caste
[caste system] politics.
Professor Anu Rao discusses what influence, if any, the
Arya Samaj continues to have today.
Professor Anu Rao further explores the meaning of the
term Shudi.
Professor Anu Rao discusses the problems Ambedkar
saw in the National Congress, Gandhi, and their
cooperation.
Professor Anu Rao considers the importance of the
Communal Award for Ambedkar and the reasons why
Gandhi fasted almost to death against it.
Professor Anu Rao discusses the ways in which the
AO_Consitution_011
(how does Article 17 protect
Indian constitution, coauthored by Ambedkar in 1948,
Dalits, and how has this
has impacted untouchable life today.
created new challenges for
them since Ambedkar's time?)
AO_3_important_things_012
Dennis Dalton
File Name
Introduction
DD_Gandhi_001
(how they reacted to one
another)
DD_Gandhi2_002
(where they agreed)
Professor Dennis Dalton takes a look at how Gandhi
and Ambedkar emotionally reacted to one another.
DD_Communal Award_003
(how they clashed over this)
DD_Varna_004
(how they interpreted it
differently)
DD_Untouchable_005
(how they dealt politically and
socially with untouchability)
DD_Ashram_006
(How Gandhi's ashram's tried
to create an equal social order)
DD_Hindu_007
(How Gandhi and Ambedkar
clashed over their views on
Hindu and Hinduism)
(Western thought)
DD_Dewey_Burke_008
DD_Harijan_009
(what this term meant to
Gandhi and what he was
trying to accomplish by
advocating its use)
DD_Buddhism_010
(why BRA converted)
Gandhi3_011
(his influence over Dalits)
Professor Dennis Dalton finds points of agreement
between Gandhi and Ambedkar and what they learned
from their decades of heated debate.
.
Professor Dennis Dalton explores how and why
Gandhi and Ambedkar clashed over the Communal
Award.
Professor Dennis Dalton describes Gandhi and
Ambedkar's different interpretations of the varna
system and its significance in defining untouchability.
Professor Dennis Dalton looks at how Gandhi dealt
politically and socially with the problem of
untouchability.
Professor Dennis Dalton looks at the ways in which
Gandhi's ashrams aspired to create an equal social
order and what this said about his views on caste.
Professor Dennis Dalton discusses the controversy
over Hinduism between Gandhi and Ambedkar.
Professor Dennis Dalton considers the impact of
Western intellectual thought on Gandhi and Ambedkar.
[Dewey; Burke]
Professor Dennis Dalton explains Gandhi's preference
for the term Harijan to describe untouchables.
Professor Dennis Dalton discusses the significance of
Buddhism for Ambedkar.
Professor Dennis Dalton considers the extent of the
influence Gandhi exercised and continues to exercise
over untouchable activism.
Professor Dennis Dalton describes Gandhi's
DD_National_ Congress_012 fluctuating relationship with the National Congress
(G's relationship w/)
party.
DD_Laws of
Manu_Shastras_highcaste_Hindus_013
(Gandhi's thoughts on the
Laws, Shastras and reaction
from high caste Hindus)
DD_Times of India_014
(How Gandhi and Ambedkar
were treated by the media)
DD_annas_015
(The differences between
Gandhi and Ambedkar's
humor, discourse)
continue with:
DD_Segon_Ashram_016
(DD's observations about the
Ashram in Segon—could
Ambedkar have lived there?)
DD_young India_017 (how
Gandhi appealed to youth)
Professor Dennis Dalton relates Gandhi's opinions
about the Laws of Manu and the shastras, and the
controversy these opinions incited among high-caste
Hindus.
Professor Dennis Dalton explores the way Gandhi and
Ambedkar were treated by the mainstream media.
Professor Dennis Dalton discusses Gandhi and
Ambedkar's distinct senses of humor and ways of
speech.
Professor Dennis Dalton shares his personal
experiences in an ashram in Segon, and explains why
he doubts Ambedkar would have chosen to live there.
Professor Dennis Dalton discusses the attraction
Gandhi held for Indian youth.
DD_3_important_things_018
[we may want to remove
when DD says "there should
be a film about Ambedkar,
etc," since there is a film on
Ambedkar.
DD_Swaraj_019
(the significance of Swaraj to
Gandhi's leadership)
Professor Dennis Dalton considers the importance of
swaraj on Gandhi's leadership.