![]() ![]() The book also discusses the gains and failures of the movement in the pre- and post-independence periods.This invaluable study will be of interest to political scientists, cultural historians, sociologists, activists and all those studying the grassroots efforts of the untouchables in a new social order." In this process, Raigars sought to transform their socio-economic life, while opposing the caste system. He also provides the traditional account of socio-religious, educational and economic disabilities imposed on untouchables in a traditional Hindu society.The author analyses the Dalit Movement as a part of broader socio-religious and educational reform movement. Focusing on eight states of northern India - Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab, the author traces the genesis and development of the Raigar movement from its early days of self-reform through the successive agitations, formation of organisations and their active participation in freedom struggle. ![]() ![]() This pioneering study traces the history of this phenomenon in the form of the rise of the Raigar community as a socio-political force from 1940 to 2004. "The emergence of the untouchables on the socio-political scene is one of the significant events of the twentieth century India. ![]()
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