For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Kuldip Chand Dobhetta The Poona Pact signed in Yerawada Central Jail of Poona, Maharashtra, on 24th September 1932 was a landmark event in Indian history. It was signed by Dr. B R Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes and by Madan Mohan Malviya on behalf of Hindus and leader of Congress, Gandhi. The background …
Ravindra Pankaj I have been thinking about the following questions since a long time regarding our polity: why do our political representatives not represent us properly? Why do they not listen to us? Why do they not even bother to talk to us? Why can we not go to them and tell them what are …
Transcribed by: Prakash Holayar, Chamarajanagar Dr Ambedkar was extensively interviewed by the BBC radio in New Delhi in 1955 on a range of topics including his memories of Gandhi, Round Table Conferences, Poona Pact and how political independence was obtained. A portion of the interview related to the famous Poona Pact, transcribed (as faithfully as …