• Bodhan Sarkar

In the 18th century Bengal so many liberal religious reformation movements took place which had far reaching influence on people basically on untouchables. They formed a lion share proportionate in the society. Basically, these untouchables were Goudio Vaisnava community or Kartabhaja community who denounced the barrier of caste system and preached the principles of equality among all human beings (1). Consequently, the depressed class and low caste people would have been attracted to the principles of such a liberal reformative movement which marked an epoch-making role in the Dalit society under the leadership of Mutua community which reconstructed the society by advocating the spread of education, thinking of liberal ideas and accepting the policy of welfare of the society. It will not be exaggerated to justify the Mutua Sect as the pioneer for seeking the way of salvation of marginalized people. The sect sought salvation from untouchability and poverty by which the marginalized and depressed class were oppressed by the upper-class machinery (2). So, it was the sect of equality and on the other hand it was against Brahmanism by disobeying the upper-class hierarchy. This paper will search how this sect has transformed itself from its reformist identity to political identity.

Matua Movement in Bengal: From Reformation to Politicization: Pre and Post Independence till 2019.

"Matua Movement in Bengal: From Reformation to Politicization: Pre and Post Independence till 2019.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.138-144, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Z19.pdf

"Matua Movement in Bengal: From Reformation to Politicization: Pre and Post Independence till 2019.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp138-144, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905Z19.pdf