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B. R. Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India's Dispossessed

B. R. Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India's Dispossessed

Tharoor, Shashi

Hardcover

Series: Global Icons

Historical FiguresGeneral World HistoryIndian & South Asian History

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ISBN10: 1526173581
ISBN13: 9781526173584
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: May 2 2023
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.35 Depth: 8.58
Language: English

A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the country's most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. He played a major role in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India and led the fight against caste-based discrimination.

Ambedkar was born into a Dalit caste (the so-called 'untouchables'), but his academic brilliance saw him study at Columbia University and London School of Economics. As a politician, he fought to overturn centuries of discrimination and promoted liberal constitutionalism in a traditionally illiberal society. He did more than anyone to articulate a cogent and enduring case for the principles of democracy in a country emerging from imperial rule.

This book is also a reminder of how far the practice of politics has strayed from the high standards Ambedkar set - of intellectual distinction, policy positions animated by serious scholarship, the infusion of moral values and the upholding of democracy for the many, not just the privileged few.

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