Contributed articles. "This volume is envisaged as the first in a series of dialogues with Ambedkar and his thought as embodied in the annual Dr B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture series. The first ten lectures presented here mark the first decade (2009-18) in the life of Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD)."--Book jacket. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword: Shyam B. Menon -- Introduction: Ambedkar as a scholar and Ambedkar scholarship today / Valerian Rodrigues -- Ambedkar's legacy / Bhikhu Parekh -- Citizenship as a claim, or stories of dwelling and belonging among the urban poor / Veena Das -- Discrimination and justice: beyond affirmative action / Deepak Nayyar -- Theories of oppression and another dialogue of cultures / Ashis Nandy -- Restoring 'Title deeds ot humanity': lawless law, living death, and the insurgent reason of Babasaheb Ambedkar / Upendra Baxi -- Leading India / Gopalkrishna Gandhi -- Is unbridled capitalism a threat to constitutional democracy in India? / Aruna Roy -- Rethinking the concept of civilisation as history / Romila Thapar -- Is there a conception of the exemplar in Babasaheb Ambedkar? / Gopal Guru -- The burdened life: Ambedkar, Arendt and the perplexity of rights / Homi K. Bhabha.
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