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  Dumont, Guha, and the Danger of Stereotyping India   The case of Dumont’s book may serve as a warning to all foreigners dealing with Indian society. Credit:  Raghu Nayyar on Unsplash “…the caste system should be seen as less ‘exploitative’ than democratic society. If modern man does not see it this way, it is because he no longer conceives justice other than as equality.” These were words once written by Louis Dumont, a French scholar and the author of the famous  Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications , a book long considered as one of the most authoritative works on the caste system. It has also been heavily criticized, and I do not think it will retain its special position much longer. One of the recent publications that knocks down many of Dumont’s myths is  Beyond Caste: Identity and Power in South Asia, Past and Present  by Sumit Guha. As this is  The Diplomat ’s Asia Life section and not an academic journal it

 Jajmani system and contemporary market economy. 10 2019 Based on historical and contemporary evidences, discuss the future of caste system in India 15 2018 Relevance of Caste in contemporary Indian Politics 10 2016 Examine the structural and cultural theories of caste system in India 20 2016 How is the process of Tribe-Caste-Continuum different from Sanskritisation? Comment 15 2016 How do you understand the dynamics of Caste mobility? How did the concept of Sanskritisation contribute to its functionality? 20 2015 Critically examine the concept of Tribe-Caste-Continuum and its relevance in contemporary India 15 2015 Define the concept of 'Dominant Caste' and examine its relevance in the contemporary Indian village with suitable examples. 20 2014 Discuss how Louis Dumont explained caste system. 10 2013

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  Table of Contents Durkheim and Weber on the Social Implications of New Information and Communication Technologies   1 Abstract 1 Introduction . 1 Weber . 2 Durkheim .. 6 Neo-mechanical solidarity and ICTs . 6 Social cohesion via ritual interaction . 8 Contrasts and Complementarities . 10     Durkheim and Weber on the Social Implications of New Information and Communication Technologies   By Ralph Schroeder and Rich Ling Abstract This paper considers the work of Max Weber and Emile Durkheim in the context of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). While these two theorists did not consider mediated communication in their work, they provided concepts at the macro, meso and micro social levels that can give us tools with which to understand the contemporary interaction with ICTs. We consider, among other things, Weber’s notion of the Iron cage, and Durkheim’s ideas of mechanical solidarity and ritual. Introduction The sociology of