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Introduction: Rethinking Castelessness in Mid-Twentieth-Century Bengal
1. Jogendranath Mandal, the Politics of Caste, and Provincial Autonomy, 1932-1937
2. Representation, Education, and Agrarian Reform: Jogendranath Mandal and the Demands of Dalit Politics, 1937-1943
3. A Separate Political Existence: The Making of the Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation, 1943-19454
4. "No Matter How, Jogendranath Had to Be Defeated": The Scheduled Castes Federation and the Partition of Bengal, 1945-1947
5. Betrayed Expectations: East Pakistan and West Bengal, 1947-1950
6. "A Caste Hindu State": Jogendranath Mandal and the Forced Removal of Dalit Refugees, 1950-1964
7. The Decline of the Caste Question: The Defeat of Dalit Politics in Bengal, 1952-1968
Conclusion: "The Most Casteist Society in India"; Bibliography
Index.
Introduction: Rethinking Castelessness in Mid-Twentieth-Century Bengal
1. Jogendranath Mandal, the Politics of Caste, and Provincial Autonomy, 1932-1937
2. Representation, Education, and Agrarian Reform: Jogendranath Mandal and the Demands of Dalit Politics, 1937-1943
3. A Separate Political Existence: The Making of the Bengal Scheduled Castes Federation, 1943-19454
4. "No Matter How, Jogendranath Had to Be Defeated": The Scheduled Castes Federation and the Partition of Bengal, 1945-1947
5. Betrayed Expectations: East Pakistan and West Bengal, 1947-1950
6. "A Caste Hindu State": Jogendranath Mandal and the Forced Removal of Dalit Refugees, 1950-1964
7. The Decline of the Caste Question: The Defeat of Dalit Politics in Bengal, 1952-1968
Conclusion: "The Most Casteist Society in India"; Bibliography
Index.