Confronting Marginalisation Social Science - Confronting Marginalisation

Which type of poems Kabir wrote?

In which year did the government passed the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act.

What are the fundamental rights in the constitution that are treated with dignity and equality?

The term which means broken is:

People believing that adivasis are:

What are the languages usually spoken by adivasis?

2. Identify a marginalised community in your locality. Write a poem, or song, or draw a poster etc to express your feelings as a member of this community.

Mention 4 untouchable practices.

What did the marginal groups rely on to protect themselves from continued exploitation by other groups?

'The force is put on Ratham to perform the ritual of washing the feet of the priest and then bathing in that water'. Which fundamental right is being violated in the case?

Re-read the story on Rathnam as well as the provisions of the 1989 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Now list one reason why you think he used this law to file a complaint.

List two Fundamental Rights in the Constitution that Dalits can draw upon to insist that they be treated with dignity and as equals.

To protect the manual scavengers from serious health hazards what did the government do?

Mention the largest religious minority in our country.

Why was the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 framed?

What is the ‘Reservation Policy’?

Give an argument in favour of the reservation policy.

What is the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?

The right, law or policy related to marginalized groups merely exists on the paper. Do you agree? Comment.

Describe the 1989 Act made in context to adivasi demands.

The poems and the song in this Unit allow you to see the range of ways in which individuals and communities express their opinions, their anger and their sorrow. In class, do the following two exercises:

1. Bring to class a poem that discusses a social issue. Share this with your classmates. Work in small groups with two or more poems to discuss their meaning as well as what the poet is trying to communicate.

Why do Adivasi activists, including C.K. Janu, believe that Adivasis can also use this 1989 Act to fight against dispossession? Is there anything specific in the provisions of the Act that allows her to believe this?

Mention the crimes that have been dealt with by the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act?

List two Fundamental Rights in the Constitution that Dalits can draw upon to insist that they are treated with dignity and as equals. Re-read the Fundamental Rights listed on page 14 to help you answer this question.

Why are tribal communities poor?