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From Kshatriya Assertion to Kamtapur Movement: The Evolution of Rajbanshi Identity Politics

Author(s) Dr. Sudipta Mondal
Country India
Abstract This article examines the historical evolution and contemporary reconfiguration of caste politics in Bengal, focusing on the Rajbanshi community of North Bengal. Challenging the notion of Bengal as an “exception,” it argues that caste has remained a persistent—though often less visible—force in shaping social and political mobilization, expressed through social reform, cultural assertion, and regional identity politics rather than primarily through electoral arenas.
Tracing Rajbanshi politics from the late nineteenth century, the study highlights the Kshatriya movement as an early effort at status mobility within the colonial order. It then shows how processes such as Partition, migration, and the rise of class-based politics under Left Front rule reshaped caste expression, often subsuming it within class frameworks while allowing it to persist in latent forms.
The article further examines the resurgence of Rajbanshi identity politics through the Kamtapur movement, linking it to regional marginalization and identity-based mobilization, while also noting the limits of caste politics due to fragmentation and weak political representation.
Engaging nationalist, Marxist, and Subaltern perspectives, the study concludes that caste in Bengal is dynamic and context-dependent, interacting with region, class, and state power to shape the evolving landscape of identity and politics in eastern India.
Keywords Key Words: Caste Politics; Rajbanshi Community; North Bengal; Kshatriya Movement; Kamtapur Movement; Partition and Migration; Subaltern Politics.
Field Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-24
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