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@article{189382,
        author = {Yaser Irfan},
        title = {Living on the Margins: A Micro Study of Batwal Community},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {5426-5432},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=189382},
        abstract = {In the Indian context, social exclusion is typically seen as a structural and systemic component of marginalisation based on language, caste, community, ethnicity, and religion. But, the most notable aspect of social exclusion in Indian society is Caste, which is thought to be primarily determined by birth, prescribed standards, and somewhat rigid notions of rituals and beliefs. People experience discrimination in the socio-economic sphere as a result of the caste system. Following independence, numerous actions were taken to guarantee various rights in the socioeconomic sphere in the Constitution of India under various Articles, including 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 46, and 243D. Batwal is one of the castes in the Scheduled Caste category in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir that is still discriminated against, excluded and marginalized. According to primary and secondary sources, it can be said that the Batwal community ranks lower even among the Scheduled Castes in terms of education, income, land, occupation, and other aspects of social development. It continues to be socially excluded as it resides on the periphery of the already marginalised Scheduled Caste (SC) categorization. When compared to the other existing SC sub-castes in the area such as Ramdasia, Mahasha, and Barwala, the Batwal is placed at the bottom in matters of social status, economic, and political power. The present paper will focus on the social exclusion of the Batwals and analyze the factors responsible for their low status within the already marginalized Scheduled Caste category in Reasi district Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.},
        keywords = {Exclusion, Caste, Batwal, Marginalization, development.},
        month = {December},
        }