Dalit politics and citizenship in western India Waghmore, Suryakant creator text New Delhi SAGE Publications 2013 monographic xxxvii,235p. 22cm(Hb) Caste and Dalit politics in the making of civil society -- Dalit movements in the post-panther period : contextualising the BSP and MHA in Marathwada -- Of peasant kings and untouchable citizens : caste violence and democratisation of public spaces in rural Maharashtra -- Jameen Aamchya Hakkachi : politics of land rights and advocacy NGOs in Marathwada -- The imagined "Bahujan" : caste and cultural repertoires of BSP -- Beyond Mahar dominance : the making of Phule-Ambedkarite Mangs in MHA -- Electoral politics and Dalit freedoms -- Between high democracy and low civility : why Dalits need a civil society. by Suryakant Waghmore Includes bibliographical references and index. Manavi Hakk Abhiyan (Organization) Bahujan Samaj Party. Dalits India Maharashtra Political activity Dalits Civil rights India Maharashtra Dalits Dalits Government policy India Maharashtra Civil society India Maharashtra Civil society India Maharashtra Political participation India Maharashtra 323.3293095479 9788132113089 9788132113089 ENG-108614 DBAD/PUB BSB/Ven dpl 20170804155734.0