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Protest, Upliftment and Identity - Rajbansis and Namasudras of Bengal 1872-1947 (Hardcover)
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Protest, Upliftment and Identity - Rajbansis and Namasudras of Bengal 1872-1947 (Hardcover)
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The period from 1872-1947 witnessed the rise of many movements in
Bengal, where those who were considered lower castes were mobilised
to protest against the inequality and injustice meted out to them
in various fields, including religion, politics and education. The
focus of their struggle was the social injustice within the Hindu
caste hierarchy. Unlike in south and western India where caste
movements were often associated with anti-Brahmanical movements, in
Bengal it was upgradation of caste from Sudra to Kshatriya varna.
The main focus of the study is the Kshatriyaization movement of
Rajbansis, the Matua movement of Namasudras, and the colonial
policy of 'Protective Discrimination' and its impact. It studies
the attempt by Rajbansi community to establish themselves as
Kshatriyas in the first half of the twentieth century, though the
movement started in the late nineteenth century itself. It also
includes their struggle against the Brahmanical dominance and the
elites of their own community. Alongside the Kshatriyaization
movement, a parallel movement for the social uplift started among
the Namasudra community, which later spread to northern Bengal.
Their struggle actually began from the time of the first Census in
1872, when the census authorities classified the Namasudras as
Chandals in the census report. The Namasudra protest movement,
hereafter, developed through a different channel provided by a
Vaishnava religious sect named Matua, started under a Namasudra
leader Harichand Thakur. This book is essential for those wishing
to understand the socio-religious movement of the Namasudra and the
Rajbansi communities in their historical context. Print edition not
for sale in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri
Lanka.
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