The writer is professor, Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad
April 19, 2018 01:34 IST
Song, drama and literature play a role. Ambedkar, the symbolism around him, is at its centre.
March 20, 2018 00:16 IST
SP-BSP win in UP by-polls featured Dalits, OBCs, Muslims, disillusioned BJP voters
January 19, 2018 00:08 IST
Memories can rouse a social group. And they can be a source of hurt to others.
September 11, 2017 00:19 IST
Mayawati will need to reorganise her party and frame a new vocabulary to combat BJP-RSS overtures to Dalits.
February 20, 2017 00:02 IST
Newly visible on social media, the party is more conscious of politics of perception.
January 11, 2017 00:03 IST
Mayawati fears that if the BSP is portrayed as an exclusively Dalit party, she might lose the votes of other castes
December 15, 2016 00:02 IST
Non-Jatav Dalits in UP do not find political representation because of their limited role in swaying state and national elections.
September 16, 2016 00:02 IST
Mayawati aims to win over Muslims, other social groups to expand BSP base.
August 15, 2016 03:48 IST
Gujarat Dalits’ move to quit ‘menial jobs’ in protest has a precedent in UP
June 15, 2016 00:08 IST
Enthused by its success in Assam, the BJP is now focused on winning Uttar Pradesh
March 21, 2016 00:05 IST
Countercultural narratives of myths and deities must be allowed to flourish.
February 09, 2016 00:03 IST
SP projects the former as a development icon, the latter plays on caste.
November 20, 2015 00:04 IST
Results of local elections indicate that the BSP is regaining ground in UP.
November 03, 2014 00:57 IST
Kanshi Ram’s critique of Dalit politics of 1970s has again become relevant
August 14, 2014 00:05 IST
Why the communal incidents in western UP may, in fact, be engineered.
May 26, 2014 00:50 IST
The BJP has adeptly taken apart Mayawati’s social engineering
October 29, 2013 00:26 IST
Both the BSP and BJP are trying to appropriate him as they compete for Dalit votes.
