Buddhism, secular humanism and another way of being: Some thought on Ambedkar’ s conversion
By: Chakravarti, Uma
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BookPublisher: India International Center Quarterly Description: 52 (3&4), Winter 2025- Summer 2026: p.87-99.
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India International Center QuarterlySummary: As a young scholars beginning PhD research project in history I was drawn to a study of Buddhism, perhaps prompted by an old memory that lingered subconsciously was 16 years old and in my final year of high school when B.R. Ambedkar ‘s conversion from Hinduism to Buddhism in 1956 was reported. The public reaction was striking even as K know little about Ambedkar, his expertness with east oppression or his declaration at a gathering in Yeola near Nasik in October 1935. –Reproduced
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As a young scholars beginning PhD research project in history I was drawn to a study of Buddhism, perhaps prompted by an old memory that lingered subconsciously was 16 years old and in my final year of high school when B.R. Ambedkar ‘s conversion from Hinduism to Buddhism in 1956 was reported. The public reaction was striking even as K know little about Ambedkar, his expertness with east oppression or his declaration at a gathering in Yeola near Nasik in October 1935. –Reproduced
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