![]() “It is worth noting that the Subaltern Studies gate-kept the field, shutting the doors for SC/ST/OBC academicians who wished to contribute to subaltern studies in universities in the Western world,” Mandal continued. In a tweet on April 29, he noted that Guha spearheaded a tradition of doing subaltern studies in South Asia, without considering caste and anti-caste struggles. However, a section of experts Down To Earth (DTE) spoke to is of the opinion that Guha and other writers who wrote such historiography neglected the elephant in the room: Caste.Īuthor and journalist Dilip Mandal set the ball rolling. ![]() Guha is credited with starting the school of ‘Subaltern studies’ about the stories of groups who have historically been at the lowest rungs of society. ![]() It is over a week since renowned historian Ranajit Guha passed away in Vienna on April 28, 2023, just a month before turning 100. ![]()
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