A stake in the nation selected speeches
/ B. R. Ambedkar ; edited by Bhagwan Das ; introduced by Anurag Bhaskar ; annotated by S. Anand
. — New Delhi : Navayana Pub. Pvt Ltd., 2020.
264 p. 22 cm.
"First published by Bheem patrika, Jalandhar in 1963 as Thus spoke Ambedkar : volume 1, published in 2010 by Navayana as Thus spoke Ambedkar : a stake in the nation, vol 1"--Page facing of title page.
Incl. bibliographical references and index
Introduction / The Resurgent lcon / Anurag Bhaskar -- Preface to the 1963 edition / Bhagwan Das -- PART I: Round Table Conference, London (1930-31) -- A Note on the Round Table Conference – 1. The Political Rights of the Depressed Classes -- 2. A Representative Government for Independent India -- 3. On Recruitment to the Indian Army -- 4. On the Poona Pact -- PART II: On Labour and Democracy -- 1. The Failures of Parliamentary Democracy -- 2. Capitalism, Labour and Brahminism -- 3. Labour and the Constitution -- 4. The Future of Parliamentary Democracy -- 5. Conditions Precedent for the Successful -- Working of Democracy -- PART III: Miscellaneous -- 1. On the Justice Party of Madras -- 2. The Communal Deadlock and a Way to Solve -- It -- 3. On the Eve of Resigning from the Cabinet -- 4. On Chinese Aggression and Foreign Policy -- PART IV: On the Constitution of India -- 1. The Need for a Unitary Government -- 2. On the Draft Constitution -- 3. On Directive Principles -- 4. On a Uniform Civil Code -- 5. On Equality of Opportunity in Public Employment -- 6. On Constitutional Remedies -- 7. On the Adoption of the Constitution – References -- Index
"Who is an Indian? Who is a nationalist? Who is antinational? This selection of speeches, from 1930 to 1956, shows Dr B.R. Ambedkar as the most original among the architects of modern India as he asks and answers such difficult questions. Whether he was dealing with the British or the Congress, his commitment to equality and justice for minorities remained steadfast. These twenty speeches tell us a story jettisoned by narratives that valorize a Hinduised ‘idea of India’. Ambedkar addresses various publics: dalit workers in Nashik, British lawmakers in London, the Non-Brahmin Movement in Madras, parliamentarians in Delhi and college students in Jalandhar. He speaks of democracy, labor, minority rights, communalism, brahminism, constitution-making and foreign policy. The prose spans different registers of reason and affect—lyrical and polemical, combative and poignant."-- Back cover
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