Caste, Conflict and Ideology : Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India

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The nineteenth century saw the beginning of a violent and controversial movement of protest amongst western India's low and untouchable castes, aimed at the effects of their lowly position within the Hindu caste hierarchy. This study concentrates on the first leader of this movement, Mahatma Jotirao Phule.