Re-caste-ing Dalit Women in Brahmanical Environmentalism: A Case Study of Sulabh and ‘Liberated’ Scavengers
Journal of South Asian Development
Published online on December 29, 2025
Abstract
Journal of South Asian Development, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 7-30, April 2026.
This article provides a gendered, anti-caste critique of Sulabh International’s widely celebrated rehabilitation model for Dalit women manual scavengers, situating it within the broader field of environmental politics. While Sulabh has demonstrably ...
This article provides a gendered, anti-caste critique of Sulabh International’s widely celebrated rehabilitation model for Dalit women manual scavengers, situating it within the broader field of environmental politics. While Sulabh has demonstrably ...