Caste- Based Exclusion: A Case Study of Maredubaka Village in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh

Caste- based discrimination is a predominant feature of social exclusion in the Indian society. The unwritten caste rules operates rigidly especially against dalits in most of the villages, which manifest untouchability in different forms. This paper is an analytical study conducted in Maredubaka village of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh to examine the situation of Dalits, the causative factors of social exclusion practiced, highlights how the backward castes collaborated with the upper caste group in denying services to Dalits of this village.