The dravidian outlier in the land of hindutva a Neo-Marxist Gramscian approach in understanding dravidian movement
The dravidian outlier in the land of hindutva a Neo-Marxist Gramscian intersectional approach in understanding dravidian movement Karl Marx famously says hitherto history of all mankind is history of conflicts between classes. India unique in its ways has caste conflicts as central to its history. Since the time of Buddha and Mahavir there have been voices arising for the depressed class fight against graded hierarchy enforced by brahminical forces. Tamilnadu then madras presidency has from the end of 19th century has grown strong political and social movements to counter the brahminical forces. Though similar social reform movements were started in bombay and bengal presidencies they did not grow into strong political movements, engulfed by the rise of congress. Tamilnadu continued to be fertile ground for movements rooted in the social justice. Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist while analysing the drawbacks of marxist movements identified the ways in which dominant forces con