BR Ambedkar
125 Years of Babasaheb: Editor’s Note
S Prasannarajan
We have made most of our heroes question-proof. We have made them private collections, labelled and indexed. Thoughts on Ambedkar’s 125th anniversary
BR Ambedkar: Uses of an Icon
Every party wants a slice of him six decades after his death. Ambedkar is bigger than the collective desperation of Ambedkarites
Saving History from Historians
The late Marxist historian DD Kosambi continues to wield tremendous influence on the study of Hinduism. But his disciples have disallowed any rational critique of the man and have zealously ignored the religion’s diversity
The Guru Ambedkar
BR Ambedkar chose a religion rather than a political ideology to empower India’s Untouchables for a reason
Extraordinary Life, Extraordinary Art
Despite the failings of its polemics, this graphic telling of Ambedkar’s story deserves to be read
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