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| ISBN | 84-7824-050-5 |
| Accession No. | 6655 |
| Title | India's Silent Revolution : The Rise of the Low Castes in North Indian Politics |
| Author | Christophe Jaffrelot |
| Year of Publishing | 2003 |
| Publisher | Permanent Black, Delhi |
| Price | - |
| Short Description |
Since the 1960s a new assertiveness has characterized India’s formerly silent majority, the lower castes that comprise more than two-thirds of the country’s population. Today, India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, is controlled by lower-caste politicians, as is Bihar, and lower-caste politicians, as is Bihar, and lower-caste representation in national politics is growing inexorably. Jaffrelot argues that this trend constitutes a genuine ‘democratization’ of India, and the social and economic effects of this ‘silent revolution’ are bound to multiply in the years to come. For anyone interested in Indian politics, post-Independence history, and the contemporary political scenario, this is an indispensable book. |
| Table of Contents |
Part 1: Congress in power or India as a conservative democracy part 2: The uneven emancipation of the lower castes: non-Brahmins in the south, OBCS in the North Part 3: Quota politics and kisan politics: complementary and competition Part 4: Tthe upper castes’ political domination on trial: the congress (i), the BJP and mandal |
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