• Road to Freedom: Sociological Study on the Abolition of Scavenging in India

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Road to FreedomSociological Study on the Abolition of Scavenging in India

by Bindeshwar Pathak

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This book is the result of twenty years of study, research and fieldwork by the author who is a Gandhian with long years in social service. It is a seminal piece of work on scavenging which extensively discusses its sources, history and geographical spread.The social inequity of the system has always concerned Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak who joined Gandhiji`s movement for the liberation of scavengers soon after his education.Road to Freedom is a holistic approach to the problem of scavenging aimed at a total liquidation of the system.

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Genre: Social Science, Sociology
Format: Paperback
Published: 1999
Pages: 254
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
ISBN: 9788120812581

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