Essential Writings of B. R. Ambedkar

Name: Essential Writings of B. R. Ambedkar
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ISBN: 9780195670554

ISBN-10: 0195670558

ISBN-13: 9780195670554

Edition: 2004

Authors: B. R. Ambedkar, Valerian Rodrigues

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Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) is both the towering symbol of protest against age-old and contemporary forms of exploitation in India and a scholar-sage proposing fair terms of social association. An untouchable himself, he led a resolute and adroit struggle against untouchability and attempted to reformulate the terms of nationalist discourse in India. This selection draws from his major works, speeches, letters and memoranda. These writings span across forty years (1915-1956) and are organised into eleven sections: reminiscences, concepts, methodology, ideology, religion, caste, untouchability, identity, economics, nationalism, constitutionalism and law. The introduction by the…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/28/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 584
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.43" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English




Reminiscence



On the way to Goregaon



Concepts



Religion and dhamma



Democracy



Franchise



Representation



Representation of minorities



Untouchability



Caste and class



Methodology



On provincial finance



On untouchables



Ideology



Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah



Caste, class and democracy



Gandhism



Buddha or Karl Marx



Religion



Krishna and his gita



The Buddha and his predecessors



Does the Buddha have a social message?



Conversion ('away from Hindus')



Caste



Castes in India



Annihilation of caste



Reply to the mahatma



Untouchability



Outside the fold



From millions to fractions



The untouchables and the Pax Britannica



An anti-untouchability agenda



Political safeguards for depressed classes



Identity



Who were the Shudras?



Origin of untouchability



Economics



The enlargement of the scope of provincial finance



The silver standard and the evils of its instability



Nationalism



Is there a case for Pakistan?



Constitutionalism and law



Basic features of the Indian Constitution



The Hindu code bill