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Ambedkar would have been more at home with the industrialization and manufacturing emphasis of Modi’s economics than his Gandhian or Ambedkarite posturing

The credibility enjoyed by Lalu among the forces of social justice and secularism and the positive impact of the development brought about by Nitish combined to produce this victory. The enthusiasm of women of all castes and classes also played a role

What turned out to be the game changer were RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statements regarding need for a fresh look into the issue of reservation. These statements created uncertainty in the minds of the OBCs and Dalits, the beneficiaries of reservation

The Dalits and the Backwards here have suffered greatly at the hands of the upper castes but they are still divided in terms of their voting preferences

In the aspect of practising what he preached on feminism, Jotiba Phule dwarfs all other Indian reformers including Gandhi and Ambedkar. Tell me of one other leader who educated his illiterate wife to become a learned life partner in the work of social reform