Hindutva and Dalits: Perspectives for Understanding Communal Praxis
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1st ed.
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8185604754
Length
xvi+312p., Tables; Notes; Index; 22cm.
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Why did Dalits join forces with the Hindu Right that unleashed the terrible pogrom in Gujarat against the Muslims in 2002? Why indeed are Dalits, the primary targets of the Hindu caste system, prepared to ally with Hindutva, the `programme of the ultra right political forces in India based on a fascist ideology and majoritarian communal identity'? Yet an alliance has been forged between the two over the past few years. As the editor, Anand Teltumbde, asks, `How ...
