Table of Contents:
  • Elusive freedom: the Paraiyans and agrarian servitude in nineteenth century Tamil Nadu
  • The missionary involvement with the "Pariah" issue in South India
  • Search for fresh pastures: overseas and internal migration patterns of the Tamil Paraiyans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
  • The Paraiyans: from socio-economic upliftment to entry into politics
  • The making of 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu
  • Political groupism and fractured 'Adi Dravida' politics in Tamil Nadu.