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shhalaj-97893881624320303978938816243215978938816243200BB0101Relevance of Ambedkar's Ideology1A01Rakesh Ranjan01en002400312SOC031000SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination01954.035 2303DS480.45.R36 2018041. Ambedkar, B. R. (Bhimrao Ramji), 1891-1956—Political and social views. 2. India—Politics and government—20th century. 3. India—Social conditions—20th century.0300Even while championing social egalitarianism and popular liberties and criticising the sway of big business and landlordism, campaigning for social and economic democracy, he remained a conscious ideological and political adversary of Marxism and Communism – for the basic reason that he found them challenging in the same way he found Buddhism inspiring. He had a number of interesting things to say about tricky national problems – Kashmir, language, nationhood, citizenship, ethnicity and so on – and his analysis lit up the field for a proper democratic understanding of federalism and Centre-State relations in India. On international questions and foreign policy, his approach was that of a centrist-conservative dissenting from non-alignment and from the Nehruvian (not to mention radical) world view. The recent period of socio-political development in India has seen a blossoming of Hindutva and a majority chauvinist ideological and political offensive which can only be classified as extremist in relation to national unity. This ideological offering to the building of a new India must be ranked on a par with his signal and justly celebrated contribution to the making of a Republican Constitution. Ambedkar is of central relevance to the growing human rights movement and is fast emerging as the pan-Indian leader, a symbol of the Dalits and other oppressed masses. This book is a significant contribution to the understanding of Ambedkar’s life, ideology, and mission.01IN04012018010101Shhalaj Publishing House20021495.00INRWORLD