Overview of Ambedkar s World: The Making of Babasaheb and the Dalit Movement Book

This is a classic monograph on the Mahar movement in western India. It documents the social and political forces that shaped Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891 56), the greatest leader of Dalits and the manner in which Ambedkar shaped the destiny of the Dalits of Maharashtra and India. Zelliot chronicles the movement from its origins with the first Mahar petition in 1890 till its culmination in the mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956. She describes the defining influences of the pre-Ambedkar leadership, the Mahar army tradition, the cult of Cokhamela, the Mahad satyagraha, the temple-entry movements, the various newspapers Ambedkar edited, the Round Table Conferences and the political parties Ambedkar founded. Using a wide array of primary sources, she offers a rich history of one of modern India s most defining movements. In its scope and depth as a single-caste history, Ambedkar s World remains as yet unsurpassed. Eleanor s historical work on Ambedkar, on the Buddhist conversion of the Dalits and on the subsequent cultural and literary movements has changed the paradigm in the study of South Asia. Citation, 1999 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Asian Studies from the Association for Asian Studies'American scholar Eleanor Zelliot shows us the world to which Ambedkar belonged and the worlds he altered.' Mayank Austen Soofi, Mint Lounge'This is a book from which one learns a great deal without being worn down; her scholarship is worn so lightly. All in all, an excellent book. The Hindu

• Book Type :

Humanities

Book Binding :

Paperback

Language :

English

Number of Pages :

304 pages

ISBN - 10 :

8189059548

Ambedkar s World: The Making of Babasaheb and the Dalit Movement Published On :

2012

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