Iconoclast : a reflective biography of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar /

"In Iconoclast, Dr Anand Teltumbde, a distinguished public intellectual and leading authority on the Dalit movement, presents a groundbreaking biography of Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Far from the embellished narratives often associated with his legacy, Teltumbde strips away the layers of myth and hyperb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Teltumbde, Anand (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Haryana, India : Viking by Penguin Random House, 2024.
Subjects:	Ambedkar, B. R. > (Bhimrao Ramji), > 1891-1956. Statesmen > India > Biography. Hommes d'État > Inde > Biographies.

Table of Contents:

First phase (1891-1918) A legend is born: From Bhiva to Bhimrao
Second phase (1919-1927) Making of the legend: From Bhimrao to Babasaheb
Third phase (1928-1934) The legend grows over India: Dalits get their leader
Fourth phase (1935-1940) Tryst with class politics: Streaks of caste
Fifth phase (1941-1946) Return to caste: Rebel becoming a statesman
Sixth phase (1947-1951) Glory and disillusion: Taste of Swaraj
Seventh phase (1952-1956) The last days: Refuge in Buddha
Posthumous phase (1957-2023) The legend lives on: Iconization of the iconoclast.