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Accepted Paper:
Class, nation and religion: changing nature of Akali Dal politics in Punjab, India
Pritam Singh
(Oxford Brookes University)
Paper short abstract:
This paper tracks the confllicting pressures of class, religion and nationalism in the way Akali Dal negotiates its politics in Indian federalism
Paper long abstract:
The Akali Dal is the best organised political party in Punjab and has ruled over Punjab for a longer period than any other political party since the creation of the Punjabi speaking state in 1966. It articulates aspirations of Punjabi regional nationalism while trying to protect the interests of the Sikhs as a religious minority in India. As a part of shaping Punjab's economic future, it deals with the pressures of Indian and global capitalism. This paper is an attempt to track the multi-faced pressures of class, religion and nationalism in the way Akali Dal negotiates its politics in Indian federalism.
Panel
P43
Political parties and change in South Asia
Session 1