Dalit Politics in Contemporary India - Gundimeda, Sambaiah (School of Policy and Governance, Azim Premji University, India)

This book is a ground-breaking intervention on Dalit politics in India. It challenges the dominant understanding of Dalit mobilisations for political power, social equality and justice. Drawing on extensive field research, the book traces the emergence of Dalit consciousness and its different strands in north and south India from colonial to contemporary times.