This study examines the Mahars of Maharashtra, a community prominently associated with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. It provides a historical account of how this Scheduled Caste group learned to use political mobilization as a tool for social uplift and assertion, laying the groundwork for later Dalit politics.
Renowned sociologist André Bétaille contributes a study on Tamil Nadu . It examines how the interaction between caste, class, and party politics leads to the formation of specific political groups, moving beyond a singular focus on caste to consider the interplay of multiple social hierarchies. Rajni Kothari Caste In Indian Politics 15.pdf