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Dalit Assertion and Nationalism: B. R. Ambedkar, the Depressed Classes and the Idea of True Freedom
Author(s): Sushma Kumari
Authors Affiliations:
Research Scholar, P G Department of History, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah, Bihar, India
DOIs:10.2018/SS/202512011 | Paper ID: SS202512011Abstract: The history of Indian nationalism has long been narrated as a heroic struggle against colonial domination. Yet, this narrative often conceals the profound inequalities that existed within Indian society itself. Among the most powerful voices exposing these contradictions was Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. This paper analyses Ambedkar’s conception of “true freedom” as the liberation of India’s Depressed Classes from caste-based oppression. It explores how Dalit assertion under Ambedkar intersected with, yet often diverged from, mainstream nationalist politics. Through historical, sociological and ideological lenses, the paper demonstrates that India’s independence in 1947 remained incomplete without the social emancipation envisioned by Ambedkar.
Sushma Kumari (2025); Dalit Assertion and Nationalism: B. R. Ambedkar, the Depressed Classes and the Idea of True Freedom, Shikshan Sanshodhan : Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, ISSN(o): 2581-6241, Volume – 8, Issue – 12, Pp.58-60. Available on – https://shikshansanshodhan.researchculturesociety.org/