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Dalit Assertion in Tamil Nadu:An Exploratory Note


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The political biography of Tamil Nadu during the 1990s was marked by increasing caste conflicts between the backward castes and the Dalits. In the northern districts of the state, the backward caste Thevars and the Devendra Kula Vellalars were the key players in such conflicts.
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M. S. S. Pandian
Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai-600020, India

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The political biography of Tamil Nadu during the 1990s was marked by increasing caste conflicts between the backward castes and the Dalits. In the northern districts of the state, the backward caste Thevars and the Devendra Kula Vellalars were the key players in such conflicts.