A Social Force in Politics: Study of Scheduled Castes of U.P.

Makers of Modern India provided some constitutional measures to create an egalitarian social set-up. Positive discrimination policy is one such in favour of weaker sections given to the state. The political structure of the state has had a great deal to do with the dynamics of change. Shift in the power structure is variously reflected in policies and programmes of the government. This book focuses on the efforts of the depressed classes to gain share in the power structure. It details these efforts at organizational, mobilizational and interactional levels by the scheduled castes in uttar Pradesh. Their successes and failures have been critically examined. This book also identifies weakspots and loopholes in our political mechanism which have been hindering healthy progress of emerging cognigence of their rights. After narrating the trend of an ever-increasing antagonism and equality increasing absence of tolereance in the competitive politics, the book finally suggests remedies to improve functional capabilities of our system.