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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian economist, jurist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau.
Waiting for a Visa is an autobiographical document written by B. R. Ambedkar during the period of 1935–36. [1] The manuscript was published as a booklet, posthumously, on 19 March 1990, by the People's Education Society.
Ambedkar views that definitions of castes given by Émile Senart [5] John Nesfield, H. H. Risley and Dr Ketkar as incomplete or incorrect by itself and all have missed the central point in the mechanism of the caste system. Senart's "idea of pollution" is a characteristic of caste in so far as caste has a religious flavour.
In the essay, Ambedkar criticised the Hindu religion, its caste system and its religious texts which are male dominant and spreading hatred and suppression of female interests. [2] Ambedkar's central argument revolves around the detrimental impact of caste on ethics, morality, and public spirit within Hindu society.
Ambedkar reminisces about his experience during his trip to Bombay in 1929, when the untouchables of Chalisgaon sent their nephew to drive Ambedkar to their house on a Tonga because all the Tonga-drivers refused to give Ambedkar, a Mahar, a ride. [5] The driver was unskilled and they meet with an accident, but receive prompt medical aid.
Riddles in Hinduism is an English language book by the Indian social reformer and political leader B. R. Ambedkar, aimed at enlightening the Hindus, and challenging the sanatan (static) view of Hindu civilization circulated by "European scholars and Brahmanic theology".
Becoming Babasaheb: The Life is a book about B. R. Ambedkar written by Aakash Singh Rathore. The first of an ambitious two-volume biography, Becoming Babasaheb traces Ambedkar's life journey, from his birth in 1891 to the transformative Mahad Satyagraha in 1929. [1] It was published on 13 April 2023 by HarperCollins. [2]
Ambedkar: A Life is a book about B. R. Ambedkar written by the senior leader of the Indian National Congress, Shashi Tharoor. [1] The book is divided into two parts, first part containing the initial phases of his life and Second part explains his life in Indian politics. It was published on 1 October 2022 by Aleph Book Company. [2]