Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste - Christophe Jaffrelot - Google Books

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Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956) was the first Dalit, or low caste Hindu, ever to be formally educated. He studied in the United States and Britain, where hegained his Ph.D., but notwithstanding his achievements he remained true to his Dalit background and…