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Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability Fighting the Indian Caste System

Hardcover • 2005 • English

Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability Fighting the Indian Caste System

By Christophe Jaffrelot

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"For years Ambedkar battled alone against the Indian political establishment, including Gandhi, who resisted his attempt to formalize and codify a separate identity for the Dalits. Nonetheless, he became law minister in the first government of independent India and, more important, was elected chairman of the committee which drafted the Indian Constitution. Here he modified Gandhian attempts to influence the Indian polity. He then distanced himself from politics and sought solace in Buddhism, to...Show more

Violence and abuse in society
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9780231136020

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability Fighting the Indian Caste System

Format

Hardcover

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