PRAGOTI

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was the architect of India's Constitution, an erudite scholar of philosophy, economics and political science and one of India's leading crusaders for social justice. His inspirational life story has motivated millions of Indians, particularly from the dalit community to break the shackles of casteism in Indian society. His vision of a casteless society is shared by Pragoti, which publishes his important work, "Annihilation of Caste" along with this post.

Ambedkar was a prolific writer of political texts, a social democrat and a strict constitutionalist. His legacy is celebrated by millions of the underprivileged in the country today, who see Ambedkar's political contributions as the most important reason for their struggles in acheiving dignity and overcoming casteist prejudice. He is remembered for his various struggles against untouchability (the tank movement in Mahad for example). His role in building India's Constitution, where he envisaged sets of constitutional guarantees, rights and civil liberties, besides clauses aimed at establishing equality through affirmative action, is indeed seminal.

Pragoti remembers Babasaheb on his 52nd death anniversary and posts an article related to social justice, written by Sitaram Yechury in the People's Democracy in 2005.