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4.66 AVERAGE
4.66 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
Ambedkar was, is and will continue to be a revelation for generations to come.
The 5 star rating extends also to Arundhati Roy's essay "The Doctor and the Saint".
The 5 star rating extends also to Arundhati Roy's essay "The Doctor and the Saint".
Some problematic stuff about aboriginal people but otherwise good
challenging
medium-paced
A brilliant analysis of how age old customs of caste removes rational thinking from oneself and questions the relevance of archaic religious practices in the modern world. A remarkable piece written almost 75 years ago still relevant in this day and age challenging the conservative way of thinking among people and asking for rational social reform.
Although we've come a long way in issues like inter-caste and inter-religious marriages, unrestricted temple entry for all people etc in urban and semi-urban populations, they and other issues are still prevalent in villages and tribal areas. Some of Dr. Ambedkar's proposals will never see light, they're too radical then and too radical now, but some proposals like identifying the need to fix, identifying the doctrines that should be shunned, identifying the heritage that should be conserved etc will sure make us think about what we can reform within ourselves and in the society around us.
Maybe a difficult read for a lot of people for his rebellious and radical views but I'm glad that this piece of literature is present among the socio-political books of India. Highly recommend!
"...you must give a new doctrinal basis to your religion—a basis that will be in consonance with liberty, equality and fraternity; in short, with democracy..."
Although we've come a long way in issues like inter-caste and inter-religious marriages, unrestricted temple entry for all people etc in urban and semi-urban populations, they and other issues are still prevalent in villages and tribal areas. Some of Dr. Ambedkar's proposals will never see light, they're too radical then and too radical now, but some proposals like identifying the need to fix, identifying the doctrines that should be shunned, identifying the heritage that should be conserved etc will sure make us think about what we can reform within ourselves and in the society around us.
Maybe a difficult read for a lot of people for his rebellious and radical views but I'm glad that this piece of literature is present among the socio-political books of India. Highly recommend!
"...you must give a new doctrinal basis to your religion—a basis that will be in consonance with liberty, equality and fraternity; in short, with democracy..."
Incredible book! What a prolific write Dr. Ambedkar was! The level of analysis and depth of knowledge is amazing. Such an important piece of work that needs to be read by everyone.