Dr. Ambedkar and Democracy

Christophe Jaffrelot is Senior research fellow at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS (Paris) and Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King's India Institute (London). He works at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as a Non Resident Scholar. Narender Kumar is Professor at Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has experience of teaching and research in various Central Universities including University of Delhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. He has to his credit various books and papers in national and international journals. His academic interests are in Public Policy and Political Institutions with special reference to inequalities and marginalization.

Introduction
Christophe Jaffrelot

1. Evidence Before the Southborough Committee
2. Dr. Ambedkar With the Simon Commission
3. On Village Panchayats Bill
4. Democracy Must Give Respectful Hearing to All Who are Worth Listening To
5. If Democracy Dies it Will be Our Doom
6. Objections to Cripps Proposals
7. Indians Destiny is Bound Up With the Victory of Democracy
8. Separate Settlements
9. Labour and Parliamentary Democracy
10. Newspaper in a Modern Democratic System is Fundamental Basis of Good Government
11. Communal Deadlock and a Way to Solve It
12. Resolution Regarding Aims and Objects
13. States and Minorities
14. Draft Constitution-Discussion
15. Buddhism Paved Way for Democracy and Socialistic Pattern of Society
16. Failure of Parliamentary Democracy will Result in Rebellion, Anarchy, and Communism
17. If Our True Representatives are Not Elected, Independence Will be a Farce
18. Conditions Precedent for the Successful Working of Democracy
19. My Philosophy of Life
20. Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 1954
21. Why I Like Buddhism
22. Prospects of Democracy in India
23. Brahma is Not Dharma. What Good is Brahma?

About the Editors