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100			_aOmvedt, G.
245			_aSeeking Begumpura: _bThe Social Vision of Anticaste Intellectuals / _cGail Omvedt
250			_a20th - Anniversary ed.
260			_aNew Delhi _bNavayana Publishing _c2024
300			_a304 Pages _c14 cm.
505			_aContents: Preface, i. Introduction, ii. New Message/ Whispers in the Kaliyuga, iii. Nama/ Dancing Open the Temple, iv. Kabir and Ravidas/ Envisioning Begumpura, v. Tuka/ The City beyond Time and Death, vi. Kartabhajas/ Ecstasy and Reason in the Colonial Yuga, vii. Phule/ Remembering theKingdom of Bali, viii. Iyothee Thass/ The Buddhist Utopia, ix. Ramabai/ Women in the Kingdom of God, x. Periyar/ Imagining Tamilnadu, xi. Ambedkar/ Prabuddha Bharat, xii. Conclusion/ Seeking Begumpura, References, Index
520			_aThe book Seeking Begumpura: The Social Vision of Anticaste Intellectuals by Gail Omvedt explores the utopian visions of anticaste thinkers over five centuries, including Ravidas, Kabir, Phule, Periyar, and Ambedkar. The title is inspired by the 15th-century bhakti poet Ravidas, who envisioned "Begumpura," a city free from caste and class oppression, where equality and happiness prevail. Omvedt contrasts these visions with Gandhian, Nehruvian, and Hindutva ideologies, emphasizing the socio-political struggle against caste hierarchies in India.
650			_aSocial Science
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