B. R. Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India's Dispossessed

by Shashi Tharoor

Book Overview

A household name throughout India, B. R. Ambedkar is one of its most important figures, second only to Mahatma Gandhi. A political leader with a major hand in drafting the constitution for a newly independent India, and a pioneer in the fight against caste-based discrimination.

A lifelong campaigner for the rights of Dalits (the "untouchable" caste), he fought against centuries of deeply-held discrimination to institute an affirmative action...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526164302
• ISBN13: 9781526164308
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 248 Pages