Ambedkar, here and now

Two new biographies show how pragmatism and courage shaped B.R. Ambedkar.

In this episode of Frontline Bookshelf, Shreevatsa Nevatia discusses Suryapratim Roy’s excellent essay on two new biographies of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar: Scott R. Stroud’s ‘The Evolution of Pragmatism’ in India and Aakash Singh Rathore’s ‘Becoming Babasaheb’.