The privatisation of public: Understanding the caste's dichotomy of public/private

Hadke, Mayur (2026) The privatisation of public: Understanding the caste's dichotomy of public/private. SSRN Electronic Journal. ISSN 1556-5068

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Abstract

Caste is the lived reality of an Indian society that shapes the behaviour, empathy and morality. This entrenched social stratification has widely created the fragmented vertical ranking and identities. It has privileged some communities while disregarding many. In an attempt to understand the rooted structures of the caste system, this paper aims to reveal the operation and manifestation of its exclusionary nature in the 'public' spheres. The paper uses 'theoretical analysis' to frame the understanding of centered questions. The paper argues with the critical question, who governs the public ? and what is the nature of the public ? It tries to delineate the structural exclusion of Dalitbahujan communities from the public sphere. It brings forefront how the common accessible spaces are gatekept, privatised and hegemonised by the twice-borns. The critical analysis unearths the systemic dispossession of marginalised communities from the wide range of common public spheres. This analysis will be widely helpful for understanding the caste system critically from the Dalit standpoint perspective. This will contribute to understanding the ingrained structure of Indian caste society, which operates in the framework of caste accessibility. Eventually, situating the entrenched social exclusion has forced Dalitbahujan communities into a continual struggle to reclaim accessibility, dignity, and social worth.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Hadke, Mayur
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Caste, Untouchability, Private, Public, Dalitbahujan, Exclusion
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Groups of people > People by social and economic levels > General principles of social classes > Principles of stratification > Caste systems Social sciences > Groups of people > People by social and economic levels > General principles of social classes > Principles of stratification > Caste systems Social sciences > Political Science > Civil & political rights
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7911
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6197219

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