| ID | 148512 |
| Title Proper | Dalit activism in Telugu country, 1917–30 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gundimeda, Sambaiah |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article argues that the politics of lower castes and their struggles for social equality and political representation cannot be effectively subsumed under a homogenous non-Brahmin category. Contesting the argument that the mobilisation of the lower castes/non-Brahmins in southern India was organised around the ideology of Dravidianism, this research examines what is today called Dalit activism in the Telugu country, related to the ideology of Adi-Dravida/Adi-Hindu. It also identifies discrimination of Dalits as well as between Dalits, in times before Gandhi and Ambedkar appeared on the scene. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Research Vol. 36, No.3; Nov 2016: p.343-355 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Research 2016-12 36, 3 |
| Key Words | Caste ; Discrimination ; Dalits ; Andhra Pradesh ; Adi-Andhra Mahajana Sabha ; Adi-Dravida ; Adi Hindus ; Madigas ; Malas, Telugu country |