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Download (PDF) International Journal of Innovative Social Science & Humanities Research ISSN: 2349-1876 (Print) | ISSN : 2454-1826 (Online) SOCIAL MOBILITY OF SHILPKARS IN UTTARAKHAND 1815-1947 ISHA TAMTA, Senior Research Scholar, Department of history, Babasaheb Bhimarao Ambedkar University , Lucknow, U.P. ABSTRACT Indian Society did not remain static as was assumed by some authors. Society was dynamic and so was the caste system. For a long caste system was also thought to have remained changeless. But recent work point out that even caste system did not remain as a fourfold varna system. There was proliferation of castes right from Gupta period down to the present times. Uttrakhand society was not divided into four broad caste categories. But we will find that only three social categories were prevalent. By using the historical and anthropological methods this article tries to chart the social mobility of Shilapakars in Uttarakhand and the ways and methods, such as Sacred Thread (Janeo) and Dola - Palki as markers of higher status, they chose to achieve social mobility. Keywords: Social Mobility, Proliferations, Shilpkar, Sanskritization others who argue that the category Dalit enables Recent works have discussed the popularization of scholars to highlight the large-scale discrimination the term and a new movement which challenged all and injustice faced by section of humanity in the form of social hierarchies and distinctions. The way name of caste and jati ordering. In fact, Dalit is not a Dalit identity has been constructed and articulated caste, but rather a constructed identity. conveys the exact anger and frustration on the part Nonetheless, this new identity helps the socially and of the socially excluded communities of Indian economically discriminated groups to challenge the society vis-à-vis the repressive caste system. These processes that have led to their centuries-old protest are not something linked only to the subordination ( Bharati, Sunita Reddy, 2002). contemporary political developments, rather they assumed various forms in different periods of history The Dalit movement is not a homogenous and always challenged the dominant cultural one. It has lot of regional variations. The efforts to discourse creating an alternative past giving the recover a past that is seldom presented in dominant socially marginalized an honorable place in history ( historiographical scholarship have been a major Rajasekhar Basu, 2017). intellectual investment for contemporary scholars interested in a more critical understanding of the Social theorists, of late, have differed in past through the interpretation of history, literature their views over the blatant and blanket usage of the and religion. This is the reason why Jyotirao Phule term ‘Dalit’ which too often has ignored the patterns and other Dalit intellectuals rejected the of differentiation that exist among them. There are 30 | Vol (5), No.1 Jan-March, 2018 IJISSHR International Journal of Innovative Social Science & Humanities Research ISSN: 2349-1876 (Print) | ISSN : 2454-1826 (Online) construction of Aryan migration theory to restore occupation such as : craftsmen, technician, architect, the lost respectability of the Shudras and Ati- musician communities of the region. They actually Shudras. This search continued with Iyothee Thass constituted the artisan class and in fact were also and B.R. Ambedkar who were responsible for an collectively referred to as Shilpakar. This community alternative discourse, negating the primacy given to is supposed to be the descendents of the aboriginals the Brahmanical traditions in the writing of Indian of the hills(S.S.Negi, 2011). religious history (Ibid.). The dalits like aujis, darjis, lohar, koli, teli, The social structures of Kumaun and tamta, dhuar, badi, koltam mistru, roria, kevat, dom, Garhwal are similar. The largest ethnic group is kurakia, od etc. are the original inhabitants of the Khasa or Khasiya who comprised the traditional hills. Other dalit castes like valmikis and mochis peasantry and the next largest ethnic group are (chamars) have migrated from nearby places of Uttar Doms who served the cultivating body as artisans Pradesh (Vivek kumar, 2001). In fact, Atkinson and farm servants. Numerically the smallest but divided doms into four categories: First group ritually the highest are the Thuljat-Brhmins and consisted of Koli, Tamta and Lohar; second group Rajputs who claimed to be descendents from the had Ruria, Agri, Pahari, Bhool and Chimyar ; the third plains. The three-tiered structure- category consisted of chamar, Mochi and Bhukhuriya Thuljat/Khasa/Dom emerged out of what were and the fourth had Beri, Hudakiya and Dholi. The originally distinctions between ruler and the ruled. dalit communities suffered a lot of indignities and The structure can be conceptualized as a series of landlessness and poverty. binary distinctions of which the basic oppositions were i) Bith (clean) vs. Dom (unclean) and within MOBILITY AND CONTESTATION Bith, Thuljat (immigrant) vs. Khasa (indigenous) (Ramachandra Guha, 2008). Before the arrival of the Scant resources on the social structure and relations British, Khasa and Tuljat castes dominated during precolonial period make it difficult to economically, socially and politically. reconstruct them for this period. Account of early It was widely believed that the Doms were colonial administrators, travelogues and some local original inhabitants who were conquered and histories help of us to draw a picture of the society in enslaved by the Khasas (William Crooke, 2005). He colonial period. The three tiered structure evolved opined that Doms in Himalayan districts of the through historical process. Many opined that the province were the descendents of Dasyus of Vedic Doms were the earliest settlers in the region. Doms times). The Khasas in turn were subjugated by the were subdued by the Khasas, a powerful tribe who later immigrants from the plains who came to hold established their rule. Khasas, in turn, were both political power and ritual status. The conquered by the Rajput immigrants from the plains geographical isolation of the hill tracts developed an who set up the Chand dynasty in Kumaun and the th ambiguous relation with Hinduism. Therefore, caste Panwar dynasty in Garhwal some time between 10 th restrictions and other rules of orthodox Hinduism and 14 centuries. Their rule continued until they were singularly lax. With regard to the Dom were defeated by the Gurkhas. Finally, the region outcastes, ritual rules of purity and pollution were came under the British from 1814 onwards. During not defined as exclusively as in the plains. Mostly the rule of these dynasties many Brahmin and artisan and tenants formed an integral part of the Rajputs migrated to these regions. Therefore, these village community like Bajgis and Aujis (Ibid) conquests and immigration flows played an important role in the evolution of the social Historically, the shilpkar community had structure of the region. been a part of local village community as rest of India. The word Shilpakar did not denote caste but Thuljats considered themselves superior to was used for the community engaged in different the Khasas and the Doms. This was embedded in Vol (5), No.1 Jan-March, 2018 IJISSHR 31 International Journal of Innovative Social Science & Humanities Research ISSN: 2349-1876 (Print) | ISSN : 2454-1826 (Online) their strict observation of religious practices and themselves within the given categories. The case rules. Thuljats sought to confirm to the practice categories were changed over time as diversity of orthodox Hinduism while Khasas and Doms could defied simple classification (Rashmi Pant, 1987). not be accommodated within it. Thuljats put on People had a wide range of overlapping identities. Janeo (sacred thread) which distinguished them Since they were asked about their caste and religion from Khasas. Dominance of Thuljats and the ritual it led to self-questioning. The classification was not practices that sustained it was maintained through just of the individual respondent but of the group to politico-legal sanctions. The Khasas and the Doms which he belonged. This led to claims and counter could be punished for wearing Janeo. Viloations of claims for change in caste status and the formation caste rules was punished by an important official of of the caste associations (Bernard S. Cohn, 1987). the court named Dharmadhikari. Trail wrote that Census was one way of securing status. Doms were given capital punishment for violating Various other practices were adopted to ensure caste rules. Caste superiority and dominance was mobility. Adopting the customs and the way of life of perpetuated through political power. a higher caste was a common practice. The Kumaun But with the changes under British rule, Rajput Parishad which was dominated by the Khasas caste and status were separated to some extent exhorted members to emulate higher castes. They education became the new symbol of status. English were asked to follow the orthodox rituals to justify education became essential to secure government claims to higher status (R.D.,Sanwal, 1976). Turner service. Initially there were few jobs under the found that Khasas were putting on janeo and were British but by the end of the 19th century when the raising themselves to the rank of Rajputs. In the bureaucracy expanded the British required large same way Doms of Uttrakhand were also on the numbers of English educated natives to man the path to mobility. One way of doing
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