Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: January | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 355-360
Study about Dharmapuri Caste Violence on 7th November 2012 in Natham Village with Reference to Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989
Ida Priya Navarathana, Sudharsan, Prince Annadurai
Department of Social Work, Madras Christian College, Chennai
Corresponding Author: Ida Priya Navarathana
ABSTRACT
Caste system in India is so universal, that no field in India would be complete without referring to it. It is one of the important systems in India which divides people from birth into different caste. A.L. Kroeber defined caste as "an endogamous and hereditary”. Sub division of an ethnic unit occupying a post of superior or inferior rank or social esteem in comparison with other such subdivision”. The evil of Caste system is that it shows great deal of unjust to mankind the caste system divides itself from Brahma into Bhramans, Sathriyas, Vysnavas, Sudras (according to Hindu mythology). Throughout the years India has gone into many transitions independently, economically, politically but not in caste discrimination one such incident is Dharmapuri caste riot on 7th November 2012. A small love affair between a higher caste girl and lower caste boy which destroyed a village, the background is not just a intercaste marriage but a political parties atrocities.
A QUAN- qual mixed method is used to for the research study which involves the affected families of the Natham village who are the victims of Dahramaburi caste riot. In this method the researcher used sequential explanatory strategy method. The sequential explanatory strategy method is a straight forward technique for the mixed methods approaches. It is characterized by collecting quantitative data analyzing it with qualitative data; the two data are integral part of the study. The researcher adopted mixed method procedure as explained by Creswell (cresswell, 2013). The objectives 1 to 5 were studied through quantitatively and additionally objective 4 and 5 were studies qualitatively
According to the data acquired all the respondents have suffered economical backwardness by losing their properties, 100% of the respondent have not got justice towards their violence under the SC/ST Prevention of atrocities Act 1989 amended in 2015, this is not the first time were an crime against SC/ST is not given justice, according to the RTI filed by the researcher there has been 207 cases filed under the SC/ST Prevention of the atrocities act 1989 but only 45 cases have been given verdict, in which more than half of the cases have not even taken up for first trial
According to the data collected qualitatively the respondent have quoted that there has been no help from the judiciary system because even after an FIR filed under the SC/ST POA 1989 back in November there has been no trial since then, which shows their negligence towards justice of SC/ST people, according to the data collected the research shows that the people of Natham , Dharmapuri from schedule caste community have not got justice towards their injustice, an according to the study Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe Prevention Of Atrocities ACT 1989 is not effective towards their caste violence .
Keywords: Caste System, Atrocities, Social Justice, Manudharmam
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