Ambedkar's world
Subtitle: the making of Babasaheb and the dalit movement
By: Eleanor Zelliot
Publisher: Navayana Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9788189059545
Subjects: Mahars; Dalits; Political activity; Politics and government
Other titles: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and the untouchable movement
Description: This is a classic monograph on the Mahar movement in western India. It documents the social and political forces that shaped Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891 56), the greatest leader of Dalits, and the manner in which Ambedkar shaped the destiny of the Dalits of Maharashtra and India. Zelliot chronicles the movement from its origins with the first Mahar petition in 1890 till its culmination in the mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956. She describes the defining influences of the pre-Ambedkar leadership, the Mahar army tradition, the cult of Cokhamela, the Mahad satyagraha, the temple-entry movements, the various newspapers Ambedkar edited, the Round Table Conferences, and the political parties Ambedkar founded. Using a wide array of primary sources, she offers a rich history of one of modern India s most defining movements.
Notes: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Pennsylvania, 1969) under the title: Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar Movement.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index.