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Why have Dalits embraced the BJP, a Hindutva party they once derided as ‘Manuvadi’?
An excerpt from ‘Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva’, by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar.
Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar
· Sep 12, 2023 · 08:30 am
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