• Perspective
• Methodology (Indology)

Introduction

• Opening remarks

• Main argument (Binary of opposite purity and pollution, Hierarchy of things, Religious hierarchy is separated from economic political hierarchy, religious hierarchy is superior in position, ideology of hierarchy is ingrain in mind)

• Hierarchy of Binary opposite of Purity - Pollution

• Cultural relativism vs Cultural Universalism

• Why not study → empirical reality of Caste through fields Study

• Caste as Ideology = Collective Consciousness (Durkhiem) = Non Observable Social Facts but power of Social Facts.

• Comparison with Andre Beteille vs Louis Dumont

• Comparison with GS Ghurey

• Criticism of Louis Dumont [Andre Betelie + Dipankar Gupta + Nicholas Driks ]

• Utility of Dumont perspective

Conclusion

• Uma Chakravarthy → Principles of Marriage & Principles of Hierarchy.

Duomont: Other Opinion

Village as Unit of Social reality

Untouchability

Modernisation of India