Caste Movements in India
The movements of caste unions arose out of various conflicts in Indian society. They basically preserve traditions and divide people. But some cases require changes. The anti-Brahmin Justice Party in Madras was loyal to the government in the opinion of the British rulers. Dual administration prevailed in that state. Harmony between officials and elected ministers Another example of early collaboration was Punjab, where Fazal Hussain's Unionist Party was able to unite castes and Muslims to build a powerful agrarian (landlords, rich farmers) lobby against urban nationalism. Bhaskara Rao Jadhav's non-Brahmin party in Maharashtra tried to maintain a similar loyalist role. The Congress has accused the Brahmins of hiding their aspirations. Certain aspects of Tilak's theory lend strength to this charge. Non-Brahmin leaders like the Justice Party and Jadhav were interested in culturalizations that imitated the upper castes towards reservation in jobs in practice, but popular m...