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Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Fighting the Indian Caste System

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Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Fighting the Indian Caste System - Jaffrelot, Christophe
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Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) rose from a community of "untouchables," to become a major figure in modern Indian history. Christophe Jaffrelot's biography reconsiders Dr. Ambedkar's life and thought and his unique combination of pragmatism and idealism. Establishing himself as a scholar, activist, journalist, and educator, Ambedkar ultimately found himself immersed in Indian politics and helped to draft the nation's constitution as law minister in Nehru's first cabinet. Ambedkar's ideas remain an inspiration to ...

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Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Fighting the Indian Caste System 2005, Columbia University Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780231136020

Hardcover