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This volume analyses the phenomenon of Dalit assertion that India has experienced in recent decades. Describing various forms that it has taken to challenge the hierarchical caste structure, which has historically oppressed the ex-untouchables: grassroots assertions, political parties and middle-class activism, it argues that it is part of the process of democratisation since Independence leading to an upsurge from below. Highlighting the achievements of Dalit assertion, this volume also discuss

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Author

Pai, Sudha, 1950- author

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198095934

Category

social science

Subjects

History, Science, Social Science

Updated

2026-03-25