
Arundhati Roy dissects the Ambedkar–Gandhi debate on caste, challenging Gandhi’s legacy and urging revival of Ambedkar’s radical call for equality.
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Arundhati Roy dissects the Ambedkar–Gandhi debate on caste, challenging Gandhi’s legacy and urging revival of Ambedkar’s radical call for equality.
"To best understand and address the inequality in India today, Arundhati Roy insists we must examine both the political development and influence of M. K. Gandhi and why B. R. Ambedkar's brilliant challenge to his near-divine status was suppressed by India's elite. In Roy's analysis, we see that Ambedkar's fight for justice was systematically sidelined in favor of policies that reinforced caste, resulting in the current nation of India: independent of British rule, globally powerful, and marked ...
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Discusses caste-based killings and violence; not graphically depicted
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Hindu caste system and religious identity central to Ambedkar-Gandhi debate
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Extended critique of Gandhi; champions Ambedkar on caste, race, and inequality
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Systemic caste oppression; Dalit murders, sexual violence, and marginalization referenced
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