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020			_a9780143451426
082			_a305.5688 RAM-S
100			_aRamabadran, Sudarshan
245			_aMakers of modern Dalit history / _cSudarshan Ramabadran and Guru Prakash Paswan
260			_aIndia _bPenguin Random House _c2021
300			_a172 p.
365			_aINR _b399.00.
500			_aIn late-nineteenth-century Kerala, a man flamboyantly rode a villuvandi (bullock cart) along a road. What might sound like a mundane act was, at that time, a defiant form of protest. Riding animal-pulled vehicles was a privilege enjoyed only by the upper castes. This man, hailing from the untouchable Pulaya community, was attacking caste-based discrimination through his act. He was none other than Ayyankali, a social reformer and activist. Featuring several such inspiring accounts of individuals who tirelessly battled divisive forces all their lives, this book seeks to enhance present-day India's imagination and shape its perception of the Dalit community. Based on original research on historical and contemporary figures such as B.R. Ambedkar, Babu Jagjivan Ram, Gurram Jashuva, K.R. Narayanan, Soyarabai and Rani Jhalkaribai, among many others, Makers of Modern Dalit History will be a significant addition to the Dalit discourse. This definitive volume on some of the foremost Dalit thinkers, both past and present, promises to initiate a much-needed conversation around Dalit identity, history and politics.
650			_aIndia
650			_aDalits
650			_aModern Dalit Makers History
650			_aCaste
650			_aSocial reformers
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