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History

"We are not makers of history.
We are made by history."

— Martin Luther King Jr

(1920s—1950s)

• Pyarelal (1932). The Epic Fast. Mohanlal Manganlal Bhatt, Gandhi Road, Ahmadabad.
• Kumar, Ravindra (2007). "Gandhi, Ambedkar and the Poona pact, 1932". Journal of South Asian Studies. 8 (1–2): 87–101. doi:10.1080/00856408508723068.
• Birla, G. D. (1953). In the Shadow of the Mahatma: A Personal Memoir. Orient Longmans. ISBN 9788186172858. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

Post-1950s (Anthropology)

• Tarlo, Emma (1996). Clothing Matters : Dress and Identity in India. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226789767. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15.

INDIAN CONSTITUTION

• Finding Bose in the Indian Constitution

Articles

Veganism

• Mukherjee, Rheea Rodrigues (19 September 2022). "Being vegan and anti-caste: Why we need to hear from marginalised communities". The News Minute. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
• Karpagam, Dr. Sylvia (8 October 2022). "Whether one is casteist or anti-caste, veganism is not a solution". The News Minute. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

Ambedkar

Ambedkar is widely regarded as the chief architect of constitution of India.

An academic concensus ?

Most Reputable Tertiary Sources

• B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, was the first to emphasize the emancipatory potential of urbanization..." (p. 341) — "The Oxford Handbook of Indian Politics (2024)".

• "In a speech presenting the Indian Constitution of which he was the chief architect, Ambedkar states: 'Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the basis of it social democracy." (p. 647) — "The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics (2024)".

• "In the ecstasy of being the chief architect of the constitution, he exhorted his followers to discard all other methods and follow the constitutional ones to redress their grievances" (p. 476) — "The Oxford Handbook of Caste (2023)".

• It was only after India's independence that such laws were declared null and void through the concerted efforts of Dr B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the constitution of Independent India... —The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary India (2023)

• While he is primarily known as the chief architect of the constitution, Ambedkar was also a prolific author..." (p. 633) — "The Routledge Handbook of Indian Buddhist Philosophy (2022)".

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956), the chief architect of the Indian Constitution... "The Cambridge Handbook of Natural Law and Human Rights (2022)".

• B. R. Ambedkar, the Dalit Indian social reformer who became the chief architect of the Constitution of India..." (р. 46) — "Handbook of Classical Sociological Theory (2021) - Springer Nature".

• The chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr Ambedkar was deeply influenced..." (p. 2008) — "Social Studies Education in South and South East Asian Contexts (2021) - Routledge".

• As law minister (1947–51) and chief architect of India’s constitution (promulgated January 26, 1950), he also played a formative role in the structure of India’s government after its independence. — "Britannica Encyclopaedia".

Main/principal/primary architect

• Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) is known by many in India as a primary architect of the Indian Constitution, which in 1950 established the country's legal framework and defining ethos. (Page 670) — "The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers (2024) - Springer Nature".

• Ambedkar , Bhimrao Ramji , 1891–1956 , Indian, popularly known as Babasaheb , was the principal architect of the Indian constitution,... — "Routledge Encyclopedia of Modern Asian Educators: 1850–2000".

• Echoing the vision of the person described as the constitution's (1950) main architect, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, affirmative action became the focal policy to com-pensate for what constitutional article 15 describes as the "disabling" effect of low social status. (Page 196) — "The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Economy (2012)".

Reputable Secondary Sources

Reputable Legal scholar

• page 282; The untouchable political leader, B. R. Ambedkar is widely regarded having been as the chief architect of constitution of India "The History and Growth of Judicial Review, Volume 1, Oxford University Press, 2021". by Steven Calabresi

• Page 199; For instance, when a motion was introduced in the Constituent Assembly to constitute India into a 'federation of states' on the pattern of the American federation, B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, challenged the suitability of such a model for the country, arguing that... — ""Constitutional Asymmetry in Multinational Federalism (Springer, 2019) by Patricia Popelier"".

• Page 101: As the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar, himself a Dalit, put it: 'How can I... — "Discrimination Law by Sandra Fredman, Oxford University Press, 2023".

• page 69; The chief architect of India’s Constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, strongly criticized a proposal to make the opinion of the Chief Justice of India, in the matter of appointing judges, binding on the executive, calling this a ‘dangerous proposition’ — ""The Informal Constitution (Oxford University Press, 2020) by Abhinav Chandrachud"".

Highly Reputable but not legal scholars

• page 64: The most significant seat held was that of Dr B. R. Ambedkar, who went on to become the chief architect of the Constitution... — "Minority Rights in Asia (2008), by Joshua Castellino and E. Domínguez Redondo , Oxford University Press, 2006".

• page 146: B. R. Ambedkar, deemed the chief architect of the Constitution of India, was aware of and highly sensitive to caste and sex discrimination within the country. — "Rethinking Indian Jurisprudence: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Aakash Singh Rathore and Garima Goswamy ( Taylor & Francis, 2018)".

• page 110: Many credit him as the father of the Constitution, hailing him as the modern Manu who gave India a new and democratic regime. Some of these go further to argue that any changes in the Constitution would be an affront to Ambedkar. (... ) Perhaps the most intelligent and balanced view is that of Nehru’s biographer Michael Brecher, who described Ambedkar as the chief architect, or more correctly, the field general of the campaign for a new Constitution. — ""Ambedkar: Towards an Enlightened India (2017 , Penguin UK)"". by Gail Omvedt

• page xi : Ambedkar, the revered champion of India's Dalits and chief architect of the country's 1950 Constitution... — "The Humble Cosmopolitan: Rights, Diversity, and Trans-state Democracy, Oxford University Press, 2021 by Luis Cabrera".

• page 04: This scenario unfolded in India after independence. Democracy was immediately captured by the dominant classes. Bhimrao Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, in his capacity as the chairman of the Drafting Committee, highlighted this contradiction in a famous speech to the Constituent Assembly in 1949, a relevant portion of which has been cited as an epigraph to this introduction. - "India's Silent Revolution - (Columbia University Press, 2003)". by Christophe Jaffrelot