B.R Ambedkar: Perspectives on Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policies [Paperback]

This volume brings together original documents, memorandums, and writings of B.R. Ambedkar to highlight his contribution to the development of exclusion and inclusive policies.The contribution of social activist and thinker B.R. Ambedkar in the development of inclusive policies during the British rule and its culmination into the reservation policy in the Constituent Assembly is immense. In this volume original documents, memorandums, and writings by Ambedkar are put together to highlight the process of development in these policies and his thinking. A comprehensive Introduction discusses both the historical context and the present controversy regarding reservations in a proper perspective, while a new afterword surveys the recent writings on the subject.ForewordPreface and AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Historical Overview: 1919-55Part I: Prologue to the Problem of Indian Society: Seeking Solution, 1919-29IntroductionChapter 1. Evidence before the Southborough Committee: 27 January 1919Chapter 2. Statement for the Protection of the Depressed Classes as a Minority in the Bombay Presidency: 29 May 1928Chapter 3. Statement on Education of the Depressed Classes in the Bombay Presidency: 29 May 1928Chapter 4. Evidence before the Indian Statutory Commission: 23 October 1928Chapter 5. On Electorates and Franchise: 17 May 1929Chapter 6. On Indianization of Services: 17 May 1929Part II: Constitutional Reforms: Seeking Political Representation, 1930-3IntroductionChapter 7. During Round Table Conferences: 20 November 1930Chapter 8.In Sub-Committee No. III(Minorities): 31 December 1930Chapter 9. A Scheme of Political Safeguards for the Protection of Depressed Classes: 31 December 1930Chapter 10. Report of Sub-Committee No. III (Minorities):16 January 1931 154 16 January 1931Chapter 11. Demand for Specific and Concrete Provisions for Safeguards of Depressed Classes in the Future Constitution: 19 January 1931ló&