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SUMMARY:From untouched to untouchable: the history and politics of naming 
 - Dr Ramnariyan Rawat\, Smuts Fellow\, Centre of South Asian Studies\, Uni
 versity of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Barbara Roe
DESCRIPTION:This paper documents the dramatic transformation of the Hindi 
 term achut from an adjective describing the quality of being “untouched"
  and "pure” to a noun referring to a person or caste considered untoucha
 ble and impure.  Using 19th and 20th century dictionaries and prominent Hi
 ndi language journals of the period\, such as Nagari Pracharni Patrika and
  Saraswati\, as well as literary and political pamphlets and books publish
 ed by the Adi-Hindu Mahasabha\, I trace the history and politics of Dalit 
 movements in the early 20th century and their relationship to the creation
  of a new meaning for the term achut.  In particular\, I examine the Adi-H
 indu Mahasabha movement in order to assess the role played by its publicat
 ions and political activities in altering existing meanings.
LOCATION:Seminar Room SG1\, Alison Richard Building\, 5.00 pm
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