About the Book: A Stake in the Nation: Selected Speeches
Who is an Indian? Who is a nationalist? Who is antinational? This selection of
speeches, from 1930 to 1956, shows Dr B.R. Ambedkar as the most original among
the architects of modern India as he asks and answers such difficult questions.
Whether he was dealing with the British or the Congress, his commitment to
equality and justice for minorities remained steadfast. These twenty speeches
tell us a story jettisoned by narratives that valorise a Hinduised 'idea of
India. Ambedkar addresses various publics: dalit workers in Nashik, British
lawmakers in London, the Non-Brahmin Movement in Madras, parliamentarians in
Delhi