Ambedkar's World

Ambedkar's World: The Making of Babasaheb and the Dalit Movement

By Eleanor Zelliot | Navayana

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Eleanor Zelliot, the American historian who pioneered the academic study of the Dalit movement in the 1960s, delivers what remains the definitive single-caste history of the Mahar community and the rise of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Tracing the movement from the first Mahar petition of 1890 to the mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956, Zelliot documents the Mahar army tradition, the cult of the poet-saint Cokhamela, the Mahad Satyagraha for water rights, the temple-entry movements, the newspapers Ambedkar edited, his role at the Round Table Conferences, and the political parties he founded. Built from decades of primary-source research, this is essential grounding for anyone seeking to understand how Ambedkar's world — and the movement he led — actually took shape.

Why You'll Love This Edition

• Written by the historian who founded the academic study of the Dalit movement

• Traces the Mahar and Dalit movement from 1890 to the 1956 conversion to Buddhism

• Rich use of primary sources built over decades of research

• Considered unsurpassed as a single-caste history of modern India

• A foundational read for Ambedkar and Dalit-studies students from Namami Prakashan

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