Apathy of dalit intellectuals and politicians over the communal incidents in Orissa

The Political Context of Religious Conversion in Orissa
by Harish S Wankhede
(Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 44 No. 15 April 11 - April 17, 2009)

The apathy of dalit intellectuals and politicians over the communal incidents in Orissa reflects their prejudice and lack of confidence as regards the issue of conversion. The absence of a social movement in Orissa based on the praxis worked upon by B R Ambedkar has allowed fundamentalist and right-wing forces to take advantage of the deprived and the marginalised.

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