TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gundimeda,Sambaiah
TI  - Dalit politics in contemporary India
SN  - 9781138653467 (hbk.)
AV  - DS422.C3 G86 2016
U1  - 305.56880954 GUN 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Dalits
KW  - Political activity
KW  - India
KW  - Politics
KW  - Indian Politics -- Dalits
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-291) and index
N2  - This book is a ground-breaking intervention on Dalit politics in India. Challenging received ideas, it uses a comparative framework to understand Dalit mobilisations for political power, social equality and justice. The monograph traces the emergence of Dalit consciousness and its different strands in north and south India - from colonial to contemporary times - and interrogates key notions and events. These include: the debate regarding core themes such as the Hindu-Muslim cleavage in the north and caste in the south; the extent to which Dalits and other backward castes (OBC) base their anti-Brahminism on similar ideologies; and why Dalits in Uttar Pradesh (north India) succeeded in gaining power while they did not do so in the region of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (south India), where Dalit consciousness is more evolved. Drawing on archival material, fieldwork and case studies, this volume puts forward an insightful and incisive analysis. It will be of great interest to researchers and scholars of Dalit studies and social exclusion, Indian politics and sociology
ER  -