Journal of Indian School of Political Economy

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In the Citadel of Bhadralok Politicians:The Scheduled Castes in West Bengal


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The Scheduled Castes in Bengal forged alliances with diverse social and political groups from time to time. In their struggle against upper caste domination in politics, the natural allies of the untouchables were the Muslims since they shared many common interests with them.
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Abhijit Dasgupta
Department of Sociology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, India

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The Scheduled Castes in Bengal forged alliances with diverse social and political groups from time to time. In their struggle against upper caste domination in politics, the natural allies of the untouchables were the Muslims since they shared many common interests with them.