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TopicBabasaheb Ambedkar

Topic: Babasaheb Ambedkar

SubscriberWrites: Twisting Babasaheb’s Legacy and Targeting of Educated Dalits in the Liberation Movement

One of the popular arguments of these self-declared Ambedkarites is that Babasaheb sent some Dalit youth abroad for higher education in the hope that they would lead the Dalit liberation movement, but they failed to do so.

India lost independence once. Can Constitution prevent another loss, Ambedkar asked

On 25 November 1949, Dr BR Ambedkar delivered his last speech to the Constituent Assembly, which formally adopted India’s Constitution the following day. Ambedkar’s speech, outlining three warnings for an independent India, holds importance even today.

How a pragmatist Ambedkar persuaded and convinced Dalits to convert to Buddhism

In his book 'The Evolution of Pragmatism in India', Prof Scott Stroud writes that Ambedkar's pragmatist philosophy reached its culmination in the conversion movement.

New book seeks to look at Babasaheb Ambedkar’s life as a philosopher and activist

Published by Harper Collins, ‘Becoming Babasaheb: The Life and Times of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Volume I)' by Aakash Singh Rathore, will be released on 13th April in ThePrint’s SoftCover.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.