80th Annual MPSA Conference: Is Participation in Electoral Politics Sometimes Considered Scary? A Comparative Study of the Naths in West Bengal and Assam

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Is Participation in Electoral Politics Sometimes Considered Scary? A Comparative Study of the Naths in West Bengal and Assam

In Event: Party Mobilization & Political Participation in India & Pakistan

Fri, April 14, 1:15 to 2:45pm CDT (1:15 to 2:45pm CDT), TBA

Brief Overview

This research examines the nature of politicization of the Naths in West Bengal and Assam with two research questions: how do the Naths view the elections? Second, are elections always considered as a medium of fulfilling the community aspirations?

Author

Kunal Debnath, Rabindra Bharati University