Abstract
Civility against Caste: Dalit Politics and Citizenship in Western India
Highlights
Waghmore highlights the role of a political party – Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)- and a non-profit organization, Manavi Hakk Abhiyaan (MHA) or in mobilizing Beed’s Dalits and engaging with and countering elite dominance
Chapter four sheds light on the politics of the demands Dalits make on the state; the local and transnational NGOs play an important role here
Chapter five focuses on the cultural repertoires devised by BSP to form a viable electoral front in Beed
Summary
Waghmore highlights the role of a political party – Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)- and a non-profit organization, Manavi Hakk Abhiyaan (MHA) or (human rights campaign) in mobilizing Beed’s Dalits ( those belonging, but not restricted, to the Mang caste) and engaging with and countering elite dominance. Chapter three reveals the economic transformations in the region among Dalits. Dalits, leveraged their changing economic status to renegotiate their social and political status in the rural public sphere (p.63). Chapter four sheds light on the politics of the demands Dalits make on the state; the local and transnational NGOs play an important role here.
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