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B. R. Ambedkar

The man who gave hope to India's dispossessed
  • Shashi Tharoor
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2023
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A short, digestible biography of this important Indian statesman, whose compassion and devotion to public standards should serve as a model for the politicians of our day.

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Shashi Tharoor is an author, critic and columnist. He has been Under Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Minister of State for Human Resource Development and Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India.

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'During his lifetime, as well as after his death, Ambedkar remains a controversial figure, highly admired, almost deified by some, and attacked by others. A judiciously balanced view of him has been eluding Indians, partly because the cause for which he fought continues to do so. Shashi Tharoor’s book marks a welcome departure. Well researched, beautifully written, and skilfully argued, it traces the development of Ambedkar’s thought and explains why he remains a powerful presence in India’s political and cultural life. I strongly recommend it and hope it will generate a much needed public debate on the man and his legacy.'
Professor Lord Bhikhu Parekh

'Shashi Tharoor's B.R. Ambedkar is no ordinary biography. It is the first major book to evaluate not only Ambedkar's life, but also to delve deeply into his enduring legacy -- to follow Ambedkar not only through his own times, but to place him firmly into our own. That already is a remarkable achievement. The fact that this is done by one statesman looking at another makes it all the more remarkable.'
Aakash Singh Rathore, author of Becoming Babasaheb: The Life and Times of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar


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