Kanshiram : Leader Of The DalitsVenerated as a Dalit icon, Kanshiram (1934 2006) is regarded as being next only to Ambedkar today. This book illuminates his journey, from the early years in rural Punjab and with Ambedkarites in Pune, to his launching BAMCEF, and eventually the Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984. Drawing on myriad oral and written sources, Badri Narayan shows how Kanshiram rouses Dalits' self respect with his homespun idiom, cycle rallies and, uniquely, the use of local

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and a gripping fight for survival

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Newly updated The History of African and Caribbean Communities in Britain explores why people came to Britain the problems they faced and the contributions these communities have made to British society

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