Upendra Nath Barman: The Rise of a leader from Regional to National Politics 1898 - 1988

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2015-03

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Karatoya : North Bengal University journal of History

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Bhattacharya, Dahlia

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University of North Bengal

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Barman, T. K. (2015). Upendra Nath Barman: The Rise of a leader from Regional to National Politics 1898 - 1988. Karatoya : North Bengal University Journal of History, 8, 138–155. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3927

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Barman, Tushar Kanti

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Rise of a leader is not a new phenomenon from ancient period to still today in the whole world. Like other parts of the world India also not lagging behind on it. In India various leaders came from an assortment of fields which might be for nations, territory, community or any other issues. In· such cases Bengal also got many leaders from various issues. Like other political issues caste politics has also played a very crucial role in the politics of Bengal from colonial period to still today. In contrast northern part of Bengal also played very significant role, where some movements like Namasudra Movements, Rajbanshi Kshatriya Movement was held by some eminent caste leaders; among the leaders Upendra Nath Barman had played a very imperative role in the context of North Bengal as well as for the Nation. This paper is an attempt to observe the role of Upendra Nath Barman in circumstance of a Kshatriya Samity leader as well as a leader of a nation.

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Leader, Caste, Sanskritization, Rajbanshi, Colonial rule, Kshatriyahood, Scheduled Caste Party

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8

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138 - 155

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