~ Ambedkar, however, did not spend his entire life replying to Gandhi. Ambedkar also had to face challenges from other leaders like Nehru. He may not have been successful in electoral politics but todays Dalit consciousness and assertion is unthinkable without him. Therefore introducing the AoC text by solely comparing it with Gandhis politics is actually limiting Ambedkars significance. Roys introduction denies readers the opportunity to understand the nuanced relationships between caste, class, religion, capital, technology and neo-liberal politics in India and among overseas Hindus. She talks about caste patterns in economy (including absence of Dalits and Adivasis in the Forbes billionaires list!), capital and social networks but does not provide serious analysis. ~
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:02:58 +0000
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