Peek Into The British Influence On Ambedkar

Photo: Ambedkar in London, By William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot

B.R. Ambedkar’s political ideas have not ceased to inspire and mobilize people to this day. His views on caste, labor, women, education, and people’s rights and representation have resonated not only in the country, but also around the world.

This compilation explores Ambedkar’s London-based studies and publication in the early 1920s, allowing for a periscopic view of the global significance of Ambedkar’s ideas.

It is a well-documented chronicle of the lesser-known time of life in London of the man hailed as the father of India’s Constitution.

William Gould concludes that Ambedkar is immortalized as a single historical figure whose “wider political significance is unmatched”.

The co-authors of the book are William Gould, Professor of Indian History at University of Leeds; Santosh Dass, a former civil servant and human rights campaigner who has been calling for the outlawing of caste-based discrimination in the UK; and Christophe Jaffrelot, Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology, King’s College, London.