Party Political Panthers: Hegemonic Tamil Politics and the Dalit Challenge

The Viduthalai Ciruthaigal Katchi (VCK, Liberation Panther Party) has successfully transformed from the largest Dalit movement in Tamil Nadu into a recognised political organisation. Social movement theorists like Gamson (1990) view political recognition and engagement as one of the main aims and su...

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Main Author: Hugo Gorringe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre d’Etudes de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud 2011-12-01
Series:South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/samaj/3224