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AN ANALYSIS ON SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL AND POLITICAL STATUS OF DALIT CHRISTIANS IN THIRUVARUR DISTRICT – TAMIL NADU

Mr. S. Yesu Suresh Raj, Mr. S. Parameswaran

Volume: 5 Issue: 3 2015

Abstract:

This paper reviews the empirical study on Excluded people (Dalit Christians) in Indian Society. Dalit Christian is more painful and humiliating to compare than other communities because of the Caste of the society. Dalits who converted to Christianity did not escape the caste system which has a strongly fixed presence in Indian society. The problem of Dalit has elicited considerable interest in the minds of researchers in recent times. In this study main objectives is to identify the Justice, Social, Economical and Political status of Dalit Christians in Thiruvarur District and to suggest a suitable action plan for their sustainable development. Tools for Data Collation In the present study data were both ‘primary’ as well as ‘secondary’ sources. The dates were collected primary sources constituted of the respondent of all age groups and the sample size was study has been drawn by using census method. Total sample selected for the study are 10804 respondents, in this study would used family census method. The researcher was selected five Taluks in Thiruvarur District and each five Taluks, ten areas have selected based village, urban, semi – urban in this method were selected areas. Design of the Study here, descriptive design will be used to describe the data. The collected data were analysed with the help of descriptive and simple percentage. The collected data were analyzed to get a better understanding of the Justice, Social, and Economical and Political statues of Dalit Christains in Thiruvarur district.

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