Encyclopaedia of Eminent Thinkers: The Political Thought of Ambedkar

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There are many Indian thinkers who have contributed a great deal to the political thought of the country. In these initial 10 volumes, an effort has been made to bring together keen players and their significant contributions to the political thought of India in an unbiased way. The authors included in this series are giants by themselves in the socio- political arena of the country. The set provides insight and critical an evaluation of the political thinkers.

A significant attempt has been made in this book to make a comprehensive study of the Political Thought of Ambedkar. To understand fully the implications of Ambedkar's ideas is a tremendous task. The author in this book makes an honest endeavour to present his view in a lucid manner. It studies in detail: Life and Work of Ambedkar, Influences on Ambedkar, On Nation and Nationalism, On Philosophy, On Society and Socialism, On Democracy, On State and On Justice and Peace.

This book is a treasure for all teachers, scholars and students of Political Science, Gandhian Thought, History, Sociology and Social Work; all university, college, legislative, judicial, public and other libraries in India and abroad and for all those interested in the study of Political Science. In nut-shell, this book will be of great importance to all.

K.S. Bharathi did his Master's Degree in Gandhian Thought, Peace-Science, Economics, and Political Science. He also did Postgraduate Diplomas in Politics, Public Administration, Population Dynamics, Gandhian Thought, Tourism, and Telugu. He has contributed some articles in learned journals. He is the author of Foundations of 'Gandhian Thought; Gandhi and Humanity, Socio- Religious Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi; The Philosophy of Sarvodaya; The Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi; Gandhi and Nehru; Foundations of Ambedkar Thought; The Social Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi; Gandhian Approach to Rural Development; The Relevance of Gandhi; Gandhi and Vinoba, The Philosophical Foundations of Gandhian Thought; The Political Thought of Gandhi; The Economic Thought of Gandhi: The Social Thought of Gandhi and The Quintessence and Chronology of Gandhi. At present, he is the Head of the Postgraduate Department of Gandhian Thought of Nagpur University. He is the Chairman of the Board of Studies of Gandhian Thought, member of the Academic Council, member of the Faculty of Social Sciences, member of the Board of Examination and member of the Doctoral Research Committee of Nagpur University.

There are many valuable books on Ambedkar. There is hardly any book attempting a comprehensive exposition and evaluation of the Political Thought of Ambedkar. This work seeks to provide a comprehensive exposition of the Political Thought of Ambedkar in a precise and lucid manner.

Ambedkar was a lawyer, a professor, an educationist, a parliamentarian, a social reformer and a leveller. His political ideas are gathered from his basic writings. He disliked inane political ideals and he made corrections in his ideas and ideals pragmatically with a critical mind.

In Ambedkar's approach, there is a combination of thought and action, which helped him in formulating his ideas and ideals. His political thought, in a sense, is an expression of important human affairs and is a sincere attempt to bridge the gap between practice and theory, materialism and spiritualism.

Aurobindo regards organised religion as more an obstacle than a help to a fair and honest political life. His political thought recognises nationalism as a fact, though India's nationalism is not an aggressive nationalism. He champions the cause of human freedom, because without freedom, there can be no good and happy life. He regards imperialism of any sort as the enemy of all progress, peace and prosperity. His political thought regards democracy as the best means for realising human values and it condemns fascism and totalitarianism. He has an immense faith in the principle of non-violence. His political thought stresses the need of love and knowledge.

I would like to place on record my indebtedness to scholars and thinkers whose ideas enabled me to bring out this book. I gratefully acknowledge the scholars from whose work I have drawn citations viz., Dr. B.G. Tiwari, Dr. Dhananjay Keer, Dr. Jatava and Dr. Ambedkar.

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