Bhimrao R. Ambedkar: a New Dalit Consciousness

This article is a survey of the life and legacy of Bhimrao Ambedkar, the most influential politician of the 20th century in the struggle for the emancipation of the Untouchables of India. Himself of Dalit origin, Ambedkar was the architect of the Indian Constitution, the leader of various political...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:404b771174f643569d343696987e4a902021-12-02T15:42:15ZBhimrao R. Ambedkar: a New Dalit Consciousness2339-852310.5565/rev/indialogs.4https://doaj.org/article/404b771174f643569d343696987e4a902014-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/indialogs/article/view/4https://doaj.org/toc/2339-8523This article is a survey of the life and legacy of Bhimrao Ambedkar, the most influential politician of the 20th century in the struggle for the emancipation of the Untouchables of India. Himself of Dalit origin, Ambedkar was the architect of the Indian Constitution, the leader of various political associationsand was the man who laid the foundations of the country’s modern policies of affirmative action. Special emphasis is given to the way Ambedkar provided a new consciousness and a Buddhist identity to many Dalits of Maharashtra.Agustín PánikerUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelonaarticleambedkarcastesuntouchabilitydalitsneo-buddhismgandhiGeneral WorksAENESIndialogs: Spanish Journal of India Studies, Vol 1, Iss 0, Pp 84-102 (2014)
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Agustín Pániker
Bhimrao R. Ambedkar: a New Dalit Consciousness
description This article is a survey of the life and legacy of Bhimrao Ambedkar, the most influential politician of the 20th century in the struggle for the emancipation of the Untouchables of India. Himself of Dalit origin, Ambedkar was the architect of the Indian Constitution, the leader of various political associationsand was the man who laid the foundations of the country’s modern policies of affirmative action. Special emphasis is given to the way Ambedkar provided a new consciousness and a Buddhist identity to many Dalits of Maharashtra.
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