Dalit leader
‘I have written on Ambedkar in good faith’
Shashi Tharoor’s latest book, Ambedkar: A Life, dwells on the scholar-politician’s trials and tribulations, achievements and associations, and his differences with leaders of the stature of Gandhi and Nehru
BR Ambedkar: Flawed Genius
In a new biography of Ambedkar, Shashi Tharoor gets a measure of the constitutionalist and nation-builder, contending that an honest survey of Ambedkar’s life and its impact needs to also look at those faults for which he can be legitimately criticised without taking away from his greatness
Ram Vilas Paswan (1946-2020): A Natural Ally
A tenacious survivor in national politics and a popular Dalit face
What Powers the Dalit Resurgence
A new generation of Dalit leaders are challenging the old order and defying social hierarchies of the heartland
THE DAY OF THE UNDERDOG
A man who once worked as an unskilled labourer in Saudi Arabia and became a voice of Dalit assertion in Punjab is now a member of the Union Council of Ministers
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