E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten
Reihe: Global Icons
Tharoor B. R. Ambedkar
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6429-2
Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The man who gave hope to India's dispossessed
E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten
Reihe: Global Icons
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6429-2
Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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.
