Publish Date
29 Jul, 2025
About This Book
This is the iconic book which details the history of the Dalit movement in Hyderabad State from 1906 till about 1953. It spans one of the most exciting periods of Hyderabad’s history – the Nizam’s rule, opposition to it from the Congress and Andhra Mahasabha, the rise of small-scale organizations of the dalit castes, their metamorphosis into a full-blown anti-Hindu movement, the rise of the Razakars and the take-over of Hyderabad State by the Indian Union.
About The Author
P.R.Venkatswamy, the author of one of the most important archival materials of the Dalit movement in Hyderabad State. Venkatswamy’s long association with the Dalit movement and his association with Babasaheb Ambedkar led him to be a member of the Adi Hindu Jatyonnati Sabha, secretary of the Youth League of Ambedkarites (formed 1936), general secretary of the Hyderabad State Adi-Hindu Mahasabha (formed 1941), later to change its name to the Hyderabad State Scheduled Caste (Adi-Hindu) Federation.
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