Скачать или смотреть Maya, Modi and Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva (Prof Dr Sudha Pai and Dr Sajjan Kumar)

In recent years, Dalit politics have been split between new Dalit organizations protesting against atrocities and right-wing hegemony, and a segment of Dalits moving towards the Bharatiya Janata Party and its redefined subaltern Hindutva. These shifts are especially visible in the state of Uttar Pradesh where Mayawati sought to create the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) as a new 'umbrella party' with a Dalit core and where Narendra Modi has attracted a section of Dalits into the saffron fold. That is also where a new Dalit leader, Chandrashekhar Azad, is challenging both the BSP and Hindutva hegemony, and attempting to revive the Dalit movement. This triangular contestation will be significant for the general election in 2024.

Prof. Dr. Sudha Pai is a former Professor at the Centre for Political Studies, and Rector (Pro-Vice Chancellor) of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Her most recent book is “Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva” (2023) which was co-authored by Dr. Sajjan Kumar.

Dr. Sajjan Kumar is a researcher and a political scientist. Currently, he is a fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library. He is associated with PRACCIS, a Delhi research institution, specializing in fieldwork-based political research.