Panthers in Parliament: Dalits, Caste, and Political Power in South India
Panthers in Parliament: Dalits, Caste, and Political Power in South India
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Book Summary
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
ISBN-13
9780199468157
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publishing Date
2017-08-01
Total Pages
424

Panthers in Parliament: Dalits, Caste, and Political Power in South India

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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