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

Descriere B. R. Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India's Dispossessed - Shashi Tharoor

\nA household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of the countryâ (TM)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. \n \nAmbedkar was born into a Dalit caste (the so-called â ~untouchablesâ (TM)), 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. \n \nThis book is also a reminder of how far the practice of politics has strayed from the high standards Ambedkar set â 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.\n

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MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS

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9781526173584

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