BOOK SUMMARY OF DALIT POLICIES, POLITICS AND PARLIAMENT :
Dalits form one of the most disadvantaged and poorest social category in India.
In recent times, they have emerged as a leading protest group against
subordination based on societal beliefs and customs. The book explores the
construction of Dalits in political leadership arena and its role in policy
formulation in Parliament for Dalit masses. The author argues that despite
political representation in Lok Sabha and other constitutional safeguards for
more than half a century, Dalits remain at the mercy of the State. And those
managing the State apparatus either do not formulate the necessary policies and
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