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VOL. 6, ISSUE 2 (2024)
Dalit movements in post-independent India: A case study of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) (studying emergence, ideology and strategies of mobilization)
Authors
Sheshmanee Sahu
Abstract

During the post Ambedkar period, the ‘Dalit Movement’ that has emerged in the northern part of India, with an exception to Dalit Panther, has been reformist in nature. Although it has mobilized the people on the caste lines, it has made no attempt to annihilate caste. The idea of the transformation of society has disappeared from the vision and they have been caught up in the popular power fray of Indian politics. It seems that they have recourse towards the liberal path of “affirmative” rather than “transformation” or “breaking the structures of dominance”.

In this paper, we will be looking into ‘BSP as Dalit Movement in post-Independence’, this paper attempts to examine to what extent the Bahujan Samaj Party endorses the idea of a Dalit movement. In that course this paper also analyzes the emergence, ideology, mobilization strategies and the alliance politics of Bahujan Samaj Party and how the party has gone through its various phases and what is the situation now. We will look for some critical measures that will lead to the downfall of the BSP.
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Pages:12-15
How to cite this article:
Sheshmanee Sahu "Dalit movements in post-independent India: A case study of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) (studying emergence, ideology and strategies of mobilization)". International Journal of Sociology and Political Science, Vol 6, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 12-15
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