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Indira Gandhi National Open University School of Social Sciences BABG-171 UNDERSTANDING B.R. AMBEDKAR
3 Caste and Annihilation of Caste CONTENTS Unit 1 Caste and Annihilation of Caste 7 Unit 2 Village 20 Unit 3 Ideal Society 28 Unit 4 Emancipation of Untouchables 37 Unit 5 Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women 47 Unit 6 Constitutional Means and Social Justice 54 Unit 7 Financial Management and the Problem of Rupees 61 Unit 8 Critique of Colonial Economy 69 Unit 9 Capitalism and State Socialism 82 Unit 10 Land and Small Holdings 89 Unit 11 Critique of Economic Aspect of Caste 102 Unit 12 Labour and Labour Legislation 109 Unit 13 Ideas of Nation and Nation – Building 119 Unit14 Democracy and Citizenship 132 Unit 15 Federalism and Linguistic States 142 Unit 16 Parliamentary Democracy 154 Unit 17 Social Democracy 161 Unit 18 Future of Democracy 174 Unit 19 Constitutional Provisions and the Idea of Representation 182 Unit 20 Rights and Representations 189