India, Oct. 31 -- Formed in 1972 and inspired by the Black Panther movement, the Dalit Panther emerged as one of the most radical movements in post-Ambedkarite India. Led by writer-activists such as Namdev Dhasal, JV Pawar, Raja Dhale, Bhai Sangare, Avinash Mahatekar and Arjun Dangle, it mounted a fierce challenge to the casteist political and literary establishment, while sharing solidarity with the struggles of workers, women and farmers. Here, Dangle revisits the debate on the relationship between the Dalit movement and the Left, and between Ambedkarism and Marxism. A compelling account of the energies, idealism and contradictions that shaped the Dalit Panther's brief but transformative journey, and of Dangle's role in it, this translation finally brings this chapter of history to a wider readership....