TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gail Omvedt
AU  - OMVEDT (Gail)
TI  - Dalits and the Democratic Revolution
SN  - 9780803991408
U1  - 954.035 23
PY  - 1994///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Untouchables India
KW  - Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji
KW  - Political Activity
N2  - This important book traces the history of the Dalit movement from its beginning in the 19th century to the death of its most famous leader, B.R. Ambedkar, in 1956. Focusing on three states―Andhra,Maharashtra and Karnataka―Dr Omvedt analyses the ideology and organization of the movement and its interaction both with the freedom struggle(particularly with Gandhi and Gandhism) and the `class` struggles of the workers and peasants (and their dominant ideology-Marxism). She also provides a historical account of the origin and development of the caste system

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