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Panthers in Parliament: Dalits, Caste, and Political Power in South India
by Hugo Gorringe (Author),
Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
In the late 1990s, a group representing Dalits in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu
called the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchior Liberation Panthers Partyshook the
established social and political structures. For over a decade they boycotted
elections, questioning the legitimacy of institutions that failed to implement
constitutional provisions and allowed casteism to persist. The Panthers
conducted mass awareness campaigns for Dalit liberation, instilling a sense of
empowerment in a hitherto marginalized population. Eventually, labelled as
extremists and alienated by the State, the Panthers were pushed into electoral
politics. How the Panthers mobilized themselves and managed to effect changes in
Tamil Nadus politics is the main premise of this ethnographic
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780199468157
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publishing Date 2017-08-01
Total Pages 424