This book, the fourth in the series Cultural Subordination and the Dalit Challenge, examines the mode of organisation and engagement in politics of the Dalits in Tamil Nadu, and their contribution to the processes of democratisation and egalitarianism. Situating the Dalit movement in the context of socio-political changes in Tamil Nadu, the book covers the following issues:. - The current condition of the Dalits in Tamil Nadu, the reasons for their protests and the forms they take. - The consequences of the extra-institutional mobilisation of the Dalits for democratic politics in Tamil Nadu.