Preface

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Who tried to turn the Wheel of the Law toward social justice for all

Source: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Vol. 12, edited by Vasant Moon (Bombay: Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, 1993), Part I, pp. 661-691.

"Here are some of the reminiscences drawn by Dr. Ambedkar in his own handwriting. The MSS traced in the collection of the People's Education Society were published by the society as a booklet on 19th March 1990— ed." (p. 661)

It seems from internal evidence that this piece was written about eighteen years after Dr. Ambedkar's return from America and Europe, which would put it in 1935 or 1936.

This text has been edited for classroom use by Prof. Frances W. Pritchett, Columbia University. Original spellings of proper names have been retained, with inconsistencies standardized according to the author's most frequent usage. Editing has consisted chiefly of slightly adjusting punctuation and breaking up long paragraphs. Bracketed descriptive titles have been added by the editor.

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