The Political and the Social in the Dalit Movement Today

The Political and the Social in the Dalit Movement Today

Post-Ambedkarite movements for dalit emancipation in India have had different currents. In Uttar Pradesh, the assertion of the Bahujan Samaj Party has initiated a new era of democratisation, while the upsurge of dalit castes through Buddhist conversion has brought about social change in Maharashtra....

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Veröffentlicht in:Economic and political weekly 2008-02, Vol.43 (6), p.50-57
1. Verfasser: Wankhede, Harish S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Buddhism
Caste identity
Democracy
Hindus
Political discourse
Political identity
Political movements
Political parties
Political power
Social movements
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Zusammenfassung:Post-Ambedkarite movements for dalit emancipation in India have had different currents. In Uttar Pradesh, the assertion of the Bahujan Samaj Party has initiated a new era of democratisation, while the upsurge of dalit castes through Buddhist conversion has brought about social change in Maharashtra. Yet, both these separate phenomena suffer from the disadvantages of not addressing vital issues raised by Ambedkar. This paper tries to synthesise a model out of the dialectics of the socio-political movements in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh from the vantage point of Ambedkarite philosophy.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846