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DESCRIPTION:Finding\nTheir Place: \n\nSocial\nChange\n\n\nand\nMerasi\nIden
 tityFor\ngenerations\, the Merasi of northwest Rajasthan\, India have been
  scorned as\n"Manganiyars"\, meaning beggars. Considered "untouchable"\,\n
 they have been denied access to education\, healthcare\, and political\nre
 presentation. Traditional folk music is the Merasi's only recognized means
  of\nsocial worth and today despite on-going caste prejudice\, they persis
 t in their\nroles as oral genealogists\, storytellers\, and musicians. Wit
 h\nthe assistance of two non-governmental organizations\,\nUS-based\nFolk 
 Arts Rajasthan (FAR) and India-based Lok Kala Sagar Sansthan (LKSS) the\nM
 erasi envision a tomorrow where they can live in peace and celebrate their
 \nheritage with dignity.&nbsp\;Lunch\nwill be served.&nbsp\;RSVP to elbrid
 ge@syr.eduSponsored by South Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute of Glob
 al Affairs and co-sponsored by the SU Humanities Center and Departments of
  Anthropology\, Religion and Art and\nMusic Histories   
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SUMMARY:SAC presents\, Finding Their Place:  Social Change  and Merasi Iden
 tity
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><b>Finding\nTheir Place: \n\nSocial\nChange
 \n\n\nand\nMerasi\nIdentity</b></p><p>For\ngenerations\, the Merasi of nor
 thwest Rajasthan\, India have been scorned as\n"Manganiyars"\, meaning beg
 gars. Considered "untouchable"\,\nthey have been denied access to educatio
 n\, healthcare\, and political\nrepresentation. Traditional folk music is 
 the Merasi's only recognized means of\nsocial worth and today despite on-g
 oing caste prejudice\, they persist in their\nroles as oral genealogists\,
  storytellers\, and musicians. With\nthe assistance of two non-governmenta
 l organizations\,\nUS-based\nFolk Arts Rajasthan (FAR) and India-based Lok
  Kala Sagar Sansthan (LKSS) the\nMerasi envision a tomorrow where they can
  live in peace and celebrate their\nheritage with dignity.&nbsp\;</p><i>Lu
 nch\nwill be served.<b>&nbsp\;</b>RSVP to elbridge@syr.edu</i><p><b><i>Spo
 nsored by South Asia Center at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs an
 d co-sponsored by the SU Humanities Center and Departments of Anthropology
 \, Religion and Art and\nMusic Histories</i></b><br> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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