| Publisher |
Prabhat Prakashan Pvt Ltd |
| Publication Year |
2024 |
| ISBN-13 |
9789355627629 |
| ISBN-10 |
9355627629 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
220 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Weight (grms) |
350 |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's autobiography is a powerful memoir chronicling his extraordinary life as one of India's greatest social reformers and visionaries. It takes readers on a transformative journey through his early struggles against caste discrimination, his pursuit of education and his relentless fight for social justice and human rights. The book offers insights into Ambedkar's experiences as a student, lawyer, scholar and as the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
Born into an Untouchable family, Ambedkar faced oppression but overcame obstacles to become a renowned jurist, economist and politician. He spearheaded the Modern Buddhist Movement, campaigned against discrimination against Dalits, women, and labor, and served as Independent India's first law minister. With multiple doctorates from prestigious universities, he contributed significantly to the fields of law, economics and political science.
Ambedkar's autobiography is a testament to his unwavering commitment to ensuring the rights and dignity of every citizen. It serves as a guiding light, inspiring readers to perpetuate the quest for compassion, empathy, and equality, while reminding us of the sacrifices that shaped India’s history.
B.R Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891–1956) was a radical thinker, statesman, lawyer, editor of newspapers and many books, economist, jurist, philosopher, and founder of a school of Buddhism. Born into an ‘Untouchable’ Mahar family in Mhow in present-day Madhya Pradesh, he waged a relentless, lifelong struggle for the rights of Dalits. Having earned doctorates from both Columbia University and the London School of Economics, he went on to serve as Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism along with half a million followers a few months before his death in 1956. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd is a political thinker best known for Why I Am Not a Hindu: A Sudra Critique of Hindutva Philosophy, Culture and Political Economy and Post-Hindu India: A Discourse in Dalit-Bahujan, Socio-Spiritual and Scientific Revolution. Alex George, a philosophy graduate from Birkbeck College, London, is an editor with Navayana. S. Anand is the publisher of Navayana. He is the coauthor of Bhimayana, and has annotated the critical editions of B.R. Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste and Riddles in Hinduism.
B.R Ambedkar
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