The political success of the Dalit movement in North India: a historical perspective

On 17 June 2015, the Inequality and Poverty Research Programme of LSE’s Department of Anthropology and the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations UK held a seminar at LSE to commemorate Dr Ambedkar’s 124th birth anniversary. The speaker, Dr Ramnarayan S Rawat from the University of Delaware, drew on his extensive research in UP to discuss the unique strength of the Dalit political struggle in the 20th century. The discussant was Dr Jens Lerche from SOAS and the event was chaired by LSE’s Dr Alpa Shah who leads the Inequality and Poverty Research Programme. Sonali Campion reports on the event.