An East Gate Book Copyright © 1993 by M. E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Omvedt, Gail Reinventing revolution: new social movements and the socialist tradition in India Gail Omvedt. p. cm.--(Socialism and social movements) Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 0-87332-784-5.--ISBN 0-87332-785-3 (pbk) 1. Social movements--India. 2. Socialism--India. 3. India--Social conditions--1947-. 4. Feminism--India. 5. Caste--India. 6. Green movement--India. 7. Peasant uprisings--India. I. Title. II. Series. HC683.5.049 1993 303.48'4'0954--dc20 92-46911 CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-- Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z 39.48-1984. ∞ + ⃝ MV (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MV (p) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |