Dr. Tila Kumar

University of Delhi, Sociology Department, Delhi School of Economics, Faculty Member

University of Delhi, Dept of Sociology, Faculty Member

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Dr. Tila Kumar
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Delhi School of Economics
University of Delhi
Supervisors: Prof. T. K. OOMMEN (JNU)
Phone: 99683 73848
Address: Delhi Universty

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Tryst with Poverty Saga of Kalahandi

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In Memorium Kosal Ratna PD Joshi

the accomplishments of J oshiand his Koshal Bharti Kuria as regards Koshali Bhasha, Koshali cultu... more the accomplishments of J oshiand his Koshal Bharti Kuria as regards Koshali Bhasha, Koshali culture and Koshaldesh is a differentia specifica. which still invigorates in many minds. It is time, we remember and pay our tribute to Joshi not only as legendary of the region but more so as a torchlight spearheading the Koshal Movem~'i1t--w1:l~hhas a long way to go before it is accorn

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Jagannath revisited: studying society, religion, and the state in Orissa

From Regionalism to Kosli Nationalism and Beyond: The Demand for a Separate State in Western Odisha

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH

If we analyze the discourses on regionalism in India or even while trying to make sense of such a... more If we analyze the discourses on regionalism in India or even while trying to make sense of such a tendency, we may find that from a long time, even during the period of British colonialism, regional forces have had their impact at the level of organization of political system in their own ways. Needless to recall that when the Britishers entered India, they could sense the regional variations very well and therefore, established ‘divide and rule’ policy to suit their administration as well as to be fitted to the regional demands and peculiarities. It is, no wonder therefore, to find that the anti-colonial freedom struggle was not a process free of contradictions and variations over different regions. The fact of the matter was that the ‘national’ issue, namely, to establish a free independent and sovereign India superseded all the parochial claims of various regions and their demands. And it is, needless to say that these regional interests and demands, which were subdued during th...

format_quoteThe Hirakud Dam project submerged over 100 villages, exacerbating regional disparities and igniting attitudes of animosity towards coastal Odisha.format_quote

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Rethinking Kosli Identity: Language, Literature and Culture of Western Odisha

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From Stigmatized Dalit Identity to an Egalitarian, Autonomous and Emancipatory Identity: Issues and Concerns

Dalits, otherwise known as the 'lower castes', 'Untouchables' or the 'Scheduled Castes', have bee... more Dalits, otherwise known as the 'lower castes', 'Untouchables' or the 'Scheduled Castes', have been suppressed and oppressed for centuries" Just because they come under the grip of 'Dalit identity'. In fact, the newfound nomenclature / identity called 'Dalit' is a clear witness to explain their condition-socially, economically and politically which means 'torn apart', 'smashed' and 'grounded into pieces'. Dalits, with

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Globalization & its Impact on Dalits English

format_quoteEconomic globalization in India has been dominated by international finance capital, resulting in crisis-ridden processes and severe inequities.format_quote

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REMAPPING KOSAL IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

The main objective of the present chapter is to situate our area of study in an historical perspe... more The main objective of the present chapter is to situate our area of study in an historical perspective. The Kosal movement which is calling for a separate state of its own is being mobilized by the people located in the western part of Odisha. 'Western Odisha', in common parlance, refers to the four undivided districts of Kalahandi, Bolangir, Sambalpur and Sundargarh. Recognizing their common culture and common fate of being poor, backward and underdeveloped, the Government of Orissa constituted a special agency for their "accelerated development and advancement" which is known as 'Western Odisha Development Council' (WODC). 1 The main objectives and functions of the Council from its very inception have been to prepare appropriate long term and shot term plans and programmes for the removal of developmental imbalances between different districts within the Council area, keeping in view the overall levels of development of the State. 2 It also suggests long term measures for removal of imbalances as aforesaid and ensures optimal utilization of available resources for removal of such imbalances, keeping in view the potentialities of different districts within the Council area and the ways and means position. Further, it formulates plans and programmes for equitable arrangements in providing adequate facilities for technical, educational and vocational training for the purpose of creating sufficient opportunity for employment in services under the control of the government within the Council area. The four (4) Districts comprising the area of the Council, as a consequence of reorganization of Districts in Orissa in 1993 now consist of Kalahandi,

format_quoteHistorian B.C. Mazumdar concludes that Odisha’s current shape dates back to the Kosala Guptas in the 9th century AD.format_quote

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The People, the Panchayat and the Perplexity: A Report from the Field

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DECASTING DALITS: Dalit Movement(s) In Search of Equality

Stratification and inequality are understood to be universal and ubiquitous, meaning that every s... more Stratification and inequality are understood to be universal and ubiquitous, meaning that every society everywhere has some sort of social structure in which the constituent members of the society are posited and related to one another in some sort of power relations, which determines their life-chances, which differ from person to person. This paper looks at the unique patterns of caste-based inequality in India and discusses how the material as well as the cultural world of the so-called upper castes vis-à-vis that of the lower castes, popularly known today as Dalits, are very very different from one another. Moreover, the principles of hereditary hierarchy, which is catholically followed along with the principles of Varnashrama Dharma, have put the Dalits oppressed for centuries. They have, so far, always been at the receiving end, socially, economically, politically and otherwise. However, it is shown that various individuals as well and institutions and organizations have come forward to question the very foundation of caste-based Indian society and have made their best efforts to ameliorate the despised condition of the Dalits, which can be seen in terms of various mobilizations and movements, which we designate as the Dalit Movement(s). These movements not only question the existing pattern of social system, but contest the Brahmanic hegemony and offer an alternative way of reorganizing Indian society along with a democratic, egalitarian and liberative value system.

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FROM REGIONALISM TO KOSLI NATIONALISM AND BEYOND: TOWARDS A SEPARATE KOSAL STATE IN (WESTERN) ODISHA

If we analyze the discourses on regionalism or for that matter, movements along regional spirit a... more If we analyze the discourses on regionalism or for that matter, movements along regional spirit and consciousness, in India or even while trying to make sense of such a tendency, people are taken aback given that it is seen and understood as something against the unity and integrity of the nation or being 'divisive' 'separatist' and 'parochial' and therefore, 'anti-national'. However, we may find that from a long time, even during the period of British colonialism, regional forces have had their impact at the level of organization of political system in their own ways. Needless to recall that when the Britishers entered India, they could sense the regional variations very well and therefore, established 'divide and rule' policy to suit their administration as well as to be fitted to the regional demands and peculiarities. It is, no wonder therefore, to find that the anticolonial freedom struggle was not a process free of contradictions and variations over different regions. The fact of the matter was that the 'national' issue, namely, to establish a free independent and sovereign India superseded all the so-called 'parochial' claims of various regions and their demands. And it is, needless to say that these regional interests and demands, which were subdued during the freedom struggle found an expression and were articulated even within the first decade of India's independence, which has, in fact, grown both in its number and its intensity with every passage of time, which are reflected in various regional movements, over the period. In this paper, we discuss such a movement taking its stride with every passage of day, in the western part of Odishaboth in its historical as well as contemporary contexts. Taking a major point of departure, we suggest that it is rather high time to understand, analyze these movements and also to change the terms of our discourse such that 'region' and 'nation' or for that matter, 'regionalism' and nationalism' should not be seen as counter to one another. Contrary to this, what is suggested here is to see them only as a matter of degree and more as a part and parcel of a continuum. We make an attempt here to bring out what have been the historical causes which have given birth to such a tendency and the contours and trajectories that such a movement is going through over the period, including the current state of affairs as regards Kosal Movement, which is increasingly becoming so vociferous that we can hardly ignore it-either as an observer, as an analyst or as an activist-for or against the call for a separate state in Western Odisha.

format_quoteThe Hirakud Dam, one of the longest earthen dams, was built with an objective to control floods, deeply affecting localized communities.format_quote

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Revamping Panchayati Raj Institutions for Participatory Development

On Panchayati Raj and Participatory Development

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BETWEEN TWO WORLDS • THE POPULAR CULTURE OF BAJNIAS

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