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abf-821	Raj, Jayaseelan	The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality and Humanity in Modern India (2022): By Shailaja Paik	2025	5	.pdf	application/pdf	1604	79	40	Dalit Tamasha performers were inherently denied inclusion in the Assli (authentic), referring to the upper-caste individuals who claimed to embody the ‘modern, respectable Maharashtrian/Indian identity.’ The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality and Humanity in Modern India, Stanford: Stanford University Press, 422 pp., ISBN 9781503634084 Shailaja Paik’s The Vulgarity of Caste delves into the lives of Dalit women engaged in Tamasha, a theatrical art form prevalent in Maharashtra, western India.	cache/abf-821.pdf	txt/abf-821.txt