Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Tables -- Glossary -- Preface -- Introduction: The Idea of Caste -- Part One: Hierarchies and the Politics of Citizenship -- I. Pollution and Prejudice: Vestiges of Untouchability in Rural Punjab -- II. Atrocities and Resistance: Dalit Assertions for Citizenship -- III. Caste and Democratic Politics: A Differentiated View -- Part Two: Caste in the Neo-Liberal Economy -- IV. Dalits in Business: Self-Employed Scheduled Castes in Urban India -- V. 'Caste-Blinding' and Corporate Hiring -- Part Three: Mobility and Mobilizations -- VI. Social Mobility and Quest for Autonomy: Global Contours of Ravidasi Identity -- VII. Battling for Dignity: Dalit Activists of Delhi -- Conclusions: The Futures of Caste -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index