B. R. Ambedkar
Title
B. R. Ambedkar
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Birth Date
1891
Birthplace
Mhow, India
Death Date
1956
Primary Sources
Ambedkar, B. (2020)*. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar : Writings and Speeches. Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. https://www.mea.gov.in/books-writings-of-ambedkar.htm
*Please see the above reference for all Ambedkar's notable works. Annihilation of Caste and Thoughts on Linguistic States can be found in Volume 1 and Who were Shudras? can be found in Volume 7.
*Please see the above reference for all Ambedkar's notable works. Annihilation of Caste and Thoughts on Linguistic States can be found in Volume 1 and Who were Shudras? can be found in Volume 7.
Secondary Sources
Haneefa, M. (2025). Uncovering the Erasure: The Case for Babasaheb Ambedkar as a Pioneer of Indian Sociology. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 48(1), 21–40. https://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2024.2416310
Cháirez-Garza, J. F. (2022). Moving untouched: B. R. Ambedkar and the racialization of untouchability. Ethnic & Racial Studies, 45(2), 216–234. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2021.1924393
Sandhu, T. (2021). Interwar India through Bhimrao Ambedkar’s Eyes. Canadian Journal of History, 56(1), 45–69. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjh-56-1-2020-0062
Omvedt, G. (1991). The anti-caste movement and the discourse of power. Race & Class, 33(2), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/030639689103300202 (Original work published 1991)
Cháirez-Garza, J. F. (2022). Moving untouched: B. R. Ambedkar and the racialization of untouchability. Ethnic & Racial Studies, 45(2), 216–234. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2021.1924393
Sandhu, T. (2021). Interwar India through Bhimrao Ambedkar’s Eyes. Canadian Journal of History, 56(1), 45–69. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjh-56-1-2020-0062
Omvedt, G. (1991). The anti-caste movement and the discourse of power. Race & Class, 33(2), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/030639689103300202 (Original work published 1991)
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Citation
“B. R. Ambedkar,” Decoloniality, First Nations Thinkers and thought and practices from the Global South, accessed December 6, 2025, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/decoloniality-and-thinkers-from-the-global-south/items/show/767.