: On BR Ambedkar’s 129th birth anniversary, a reminder of the early trajectory of his life #IndiaNEWS Dr [BR] Ambedkar’s life offered unique vantage points for sustained reflection on the concerns

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On BR Ambedkar’s 129th birth anniversary, a reminder of the early trajectory of his life #IndiaNEWS
Dr [BR] Ambedkar’s life offered unique vantage points for sustained reflection on the concerns of justice and its connection to other human values. His story perfectly depicted an irrepressible spirit on a lifelong, contagiously inspiring quest. Ironically, Dr Ambedkar’s comprehensive life story actually remains untold in the English language. While Marathi biographies are more complete, textured and nuanced, for Anglophone readers there are just two main approaches to telling Dr Ambedkar’s story. The first approach has been reverential, if not hagiographic, (eg, Gail Omvedt’s Ambedkar: Towards an Enlightened India). For readers who are already sympathetic to Dr Ambedkar and what he stood for, accounts such as these are wonderful and worthwhile. However, for those who are resistant to aspects of the Ambedkarite movement, hagiographic biographies fail to provide a neutral and objective foundation for them to comfortably stand on, and are indeed no hook at all for bringing them into the fold of sympathisers.The second approach is the polar opposite of the first: callous character assassination (eg, Arun Shourie’s Worshipping False Gods). The appeal of the second approach is utterly baffling to anyone informed about the life of Dr Ambedkar. This approach actually feeds upon, and is fuelled by, the absence of widespread information about him....Read more

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