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The aim is to challenge the idea that Bengal is a casteless society by highlighting Dalit anti-caste thinkers.

Dalit Resistance during the Bengal Renaissance: Five Anti-Caste Thinkers from Colonial Bengal, India

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This article reveals the intellectual contributions of anti-caste Dalit thinkers in colonial Bengal, highlighting their impact and resistance.

The aim is to challenge the idea that Bengal is a casteless society by highlighting Dalit anti-caste thinkers.
Analyzed the contributions of five Dalit anti-caste thinkers during colonial Bengal.
Critically examined mainstream nationalist, Marxist, and subaltern historiographies.
Explored the intersection of Dalit thought and the Brahmanical discourse during the colonial period.
Highlighted the significant yet overlooked contributions of Bengali Dalit thinkers in the anti-caste movement.
Demonstrated the conflicts between Dalit agendas and the broader Swadeshi movement.
Exposed epistemic violence against Dalit narratives within historical accounts geared towards a Brahmanical perspective.

Mahitosh Mandal (2022) studied this question.

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This article reveals the intellectual contributions of anti-caste Dalit thinkers in colonial Bengal, highlighting their impact and resistance.