Backward and Dalit Muslims: Education Employment and Poverty

Book Details:

• Author: Surinder Kumar, Fahimuddin, Prashant K. Trivedi and Srinivas Goli

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2020

• ISBN: 9788131611166

• Pages: 220

• Cover: Paperback

• Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches

About the Book

This pioneering volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the socio-economic and educational status of OBC and Dalit Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, using a field-based research study funded by ICSSR. The book meticulously documents the historical and structural inequalities rooted in the intersection of caste, class, and religion in India, particularly in a market-driven economy.

Challenging the popular notion that caste operates only within Hindu society, the authors provide compelling data to show how caste-based deprivation transcends religious boundaries. The study identifies various forms of deficits—social, educational, representational, and economic—that plague backward and Dalit Muslims. Through a multi-dimensional analysis, the book highlights critical gaps in development, employment, migration, and state power-sharing, and provides a data-driven foundation for policy-level discussions on reservation and affirmative action for Muslims.

A crucial read for policy makers, scholars, and students of development studies, sociology, economics, and minority rights, this book bridges the knowledge gap and prompts meaningful debate on caste, religion, and social justice in contemporary India.