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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aPawar, J.V.
245			_aDALIT PANTHERS : AUTHORITATIVE HISTORY
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260			_aNew Delhi _bMarginalised Publication _c2017/01/01
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500			_aA history of the post Ambedkar movement for social justice by one of the founding members of Dalit Panthers, a history of the struggle for the dignity of the oppressed Dalits. Here, finally in English, is the authoritative history of the Dalit Panther movement. Dhale and Dhasal have already published their versions. So what makes Pawar’s “autobiography” of the Dalit Panthers the authoritative history? Firstly, he was one of the two fathers of the movement, giving the new group its now famous name. As general secretary of the group he maintained all the correspondence and documentation. In addition, he had access to the government of Maharashtra archives, including both police as well as intelligence reports on the Panthers during its short existence. What Pawar humbly calls a “sketchy history” of the Panthers actually puts the organization and movement within the context of post-Ambedkar Dalit society in Maharashtra, particularly its issues and challenges – socio-economic, political and, above all, psychological. This is where the skills of a novelist (author of Balidaan) serve to put flesh and blood on the bones of dry historical facts. This volume in English makes this critical work available to students of modern Indian history and especially of subaltern Dalit movements. There are many valuable lessons for all Bahujan activists. No personal or academic library will be complete without it.
650			_aDalit Movement
650			_asubaltern Dalit movements
650			_aHistory of Social Movement
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