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