B. R. Ambedkar: the man who gave hope to India's dispossessed
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Beteilige Person: Tharoor, Shashi 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Manchester Manchester University Press 2023
Schriftenreihe:Global Icons
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Abstract:"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."
Umfang:226 Seiten
ISBN:9781526164308
9781526173584