This book is a collection of writings and speeches of mc rajahwho was one of the great dalit leaders of pre-independent india. Anyone interested in understanding the history of indiasdalitmovement will find this book very valuable mc rajah was born in a dalit family of tamil nadu in 1883 and till he died in1943 hewas in the forefront of the dalits struggle for equality,justiceand rights what is most important about him is that he wasthefirst dalit leader in the madras legislative council and alsothefirst dalit leader in the central legislative assemblyhiscommitment towards the cause of dalits and particularly hiseffortsto make provision for education of dalits drew the attention of the british government and he was conferred the title of raibahadur in1922 being influenced by the non-brahmin movement intamil nadumc rajah realized the importance of mobilizing dalits whose interests in his opinion were not protected by non-brahmin leaders written in 1925 his book
Swaraj Basu is Professor in History at Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He is the author of Dynamics of a Caste Movement: The Rajbansis of North Bengal, 191-1947, and has published articles on caste identity and politics in india.
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