The contribution of social activist and thinker B.R. Ambedkar in the development of inclusive policies during the British rule and its culmination into the reservation policy in the Constituent Assembly is immense. In this volume original documents, memorandums, and writings by Ambedkar are put
together to highlight the process of development in these policies and his thinking. A comprehensive Introduction discusses both the historical context and the present controversy regarding reservations in a proper perspective. The paperback edition carries a new afterword which surveys the recent
writings on the subject.
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Historical Overview: 1919-55
Part I: Prologue to the Problem of Indian Society: Seeking Solution, 1919-29
Introduction
1. Evidence before the Southborough Committee: 27 January 1919
2.
Statement for the Protection of the Depressed Classes as a Minority in the Bombay Presidency: 29 May 1928
3. Statement on Education of the Depressed Classes in the Bombay Presidency: 29 May 1928
4. Evidence before the Indian Statutory Commission: 23 October 1928
5. On Electorates and
Franchise: 17 May 1929
6. On Indianization of Services: 17 May 1929
Part II: Constitutional Reforms: Seeking Political Representation, 1930-3
Introduction
7. During Round Table Conferences: 20 November 1930
8. In Sub-Committee No. III(Minorities): 31 December 1930
9. A
Scheme of Political Safeguards for the Protection of Depressed Classes: 31 December 1930
10. Report of Sub-Committee No. III (Minorities):16 January 1931 154 16 January 1931
11. Demand for Specific and Concrete Provisions for Safeguards of Depressed Classes in the Future Constitution: 19
January 1931
12. In the Minorities Committee: 8 October 1931
13. Provisions for a Settlement of the Communal Problem: 8 October 1931
14. Supplementary Memorandum on the Claims of the Depressed Classes for Special Representation: 4 November 1931
15. Note Submitted to the Indian
Franchise Committee: 1 May 1932
16. Poona Pact Correspondence between Gandhiji and British: August-September 1932
17. Statement on Gandhiji's Fast: 19 September 1932
Part III: Extending the Representation: Employment and Education, 1934-46
Introduction
18. Joint v/s
Separate Electorates: Dr. Ambedkar's Via Media: 28 April 1934
19. Grievances of the Scheduled Castes: 29 October 1942
20. Problem of the Untouchables of India: 1 September 1943
21. Communal Deadlock and How to Solve it: 6 May 1945
22. Proposal for the Representation of Scheduled
Castes in the Executive Council: 7 June 1945
23. Memorandum Submitted to the Cabinet Mission:5 April 1946
24. Letter to PM Attlee to Restore Separate Electorates:12 August 1946
25. Cabinet Mission and the Untouchables: 14 October 1946
Part IV: India's Constitution: Safeguards
Against Social Discrimmination and Economic Exploitation, 1947-50
Introduction
26. On the Aims and Objectives of the Constitution: 9 December 1946
27. States and Minorities: Memorandum Submitted to the Constituent Assembly on the Safeguards for the Scheduled Castes: 15 March
1947
28. Constitutional Safeguards for the Scheduled Castes: 1947-50
Part V: Post-Constitution Reflections,1951-56
Introduction
29. Constitution (First Amendment) Bill: 16 May 1951
30. Scheduled Castes Emancipation: Draft Manifesto: 6 October 1951
31. On Report of the
Commissioner for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes: 6 September 1954
32. On Majorities and Minorities: 23 December 1955
Bibliography
Index
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