Sadhana Thakur: 5 books

The question of identity as a race must be answered equivocally. From time to time, movements to declare an identity for Dalits of “original inhabitant” of India or past “lords of the earth” have arisen. Two questions relate the situation of Dalits to the theme of race and racism: are Dalits...

Though Ambedkar was nurtured in the liberal tradition, he makes a difference from it. On many issues, he differs from liberal thinkers like Nehru. While embracing Buddhist religion, he seems to be conservative, but it is clearly evidenced that he is not conservative by his attack of Gandhi and the...

The people of India by and large know Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as the man who writes the Indian Constitution as well one of the biggest dalit leader who only championed the cause of the depressed classes exploited by upper class. But Ambedkar was more than that. He was an outstanding economist, who understood...

Dalits are a mixed population of numerous caste groups all over South Asia and speak various languages. It is impossible to differentiate between Dalits and the various other caste groups on the basis of phenotypes or genetics. Ensuring access to education for the Dalits of India has been the greatest...

Ideologies are the sets of basic beliefs about the political, economic, social and cultural affairs held by the majority of people within as society. Nearly every opinion on the appropriateness or inappropriateness of government policy, ranging from welfare to gun control, is a reflection of a person’s...