Dr. Ambedkar and Democracy

Christophe Jaffrelot is Senior research fellow at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS (Paris) and Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King's India Institute (London). He works at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as a Non Resident Scholar.Narender Kumar is Professor at Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has experience of teaching and research in various Central Universities including University of Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. He has to his credit various books and papers in national and international journals. His academic interests are in Public Policy and Political Institutions with special reference to inequalities and marginalization.

• IntroductionChristophe Jaffrelot 1. Evidence Before the Southborough Committee 2. Dr. Ambedkar With the Simon Commission3. On Village Panchayats Bill4. Democracy Must Give Respectful Hearing to All Who are Worth Listening To5. If Democracy Dies it Will be Our Doom6. Objections to Cripps Proposals7. Indians Destiny is Bound Up With the Victory of Democracy8. Separate Settlements9. Labour and Parliamentary Democracy10. Newspaper in a Modern Democratic System is Fundamental Basis of Good Government11. Communal Deadlock and a Way to Solve It12. Resolution Regarding Aims and Objects13. States and Minorities14. Draft Constitution-Discussion15. Buddhism Paved Way for Democracy and Socialistic Pattern of Society16. Failure of Parliamentary Democracy will Result in Rebellion, Anarchy, and Communism17. If Our True Representatives are Not Elected, Independence Will be a Farce18. Conditions Precedent for the Successful Working of Democracy19. My Philosophy of Life20. Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 195421. Why I Like Buddhism22. Prospects of Democracy in India23. Brahma is Not Dharma. What Good is Brahma? About the Editors