Two Variant Conceptions of ‘Satyagraha’: Ambedkar’s Mahad & Gandhi’s Dandi Satyagrahas
Two Variant Conceptions of ‘Satyagraha’: Ambedkar’s Mahad & Gandhi’s Dandi Satyagrahas
- Santhi Swaroop Sirapangi
Abstract: This book review draws attention to Bojja Tharakam’s posthumously published work, ‘Mahad: The March That’s Launched Every Day’. In this work, Tharakam has compared Ambedkar’s Mahad march with Gandhi’s Dandi march. By touching upon the broad themes explored in the work the book review draws attention to the methods deployed by Tharakam to bring to light a much neglected yet immensely significant event in the history of the Indian subcontinent.
Santhi Swaroop Sirapangi: ssanthiswaroop@gmail.com
Santhi Swaroop Sirapangi is a PhD scholar at the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Telangana.
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Note: This article was orginally published by the Prabuddha: Journal of Social Equality and can be found on the URL: http://prabuddha.us/index.php/pjse/article/view/65/55
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