ISBN 9780143457183|Paperback|356 pages|2020|Penguin Random House
Ambedkar's Preamble: A Secret History of the Constitution of India by Aakash Singh Rathore brings to light the secret story of the preamble and why it is an Ambedkarite one.
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On 26 January 1950, the Constitution of India was adopted formally and came into effect. Its preamble set out in brief the enlightened values it enshrined and hoped to engender. In a radical shift from mainstream constitutional history, this book establishes Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s irrefutable authorship of the preamble by uncovering the intellectual origins of its six most central concepts-justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, dignity, and nation.
Although Dr Ambedkar is universally regarded as the chief architect of the Constitution, the specifics of his role as chairman of the Drafting Committee are not widely discussed. Totally neglected is his almost single-handed authorship of the Constitution’s Preamble, which is frequently and mistakenly attributed to B.N. Rau rather than to Ambedkar.
This book establishes how and why the Preamble to the Constitution of India is essentially an Ambedkarite preamble. It is clear that its central concepts have their provenance in Ambedkar’s writings and speeches. Through six eponymous chapters, this book unfolds the story of the six constitutional concepts. In doing so, it spotlights fundamental facts about modern Indian history, as well as Ambedkar’s revolutionary political thought, hitherto ignored in conventional accounts.
Author:
Aakash Singh Rathore
ISBN:
9780143457183
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
356
Year of Publication:
2020
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
Edition:
First
Condition:
New
Country of Origin:
India
About the Author
The author is a philosopher of international repute and the author of seven books, including A Philosophy of Autobiography: Body & Text. He is also India's number three Ironman triathlete and a social media influencer.
Rathore has taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University and University of Delhi, as well as at Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Toronto, Humboldt University of Berlin and LUISS University in Rome. He is an international fellow at the Centre for Ethics and Global Politics in Rome and a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla. He is the series editor of Rethinking India (fifteen volumes) and is the co-editor of its first volume, Vision for a Nation: Paths and Perspectives (with Ashis Nandy). Rathore is also the series editor of Ethics, Human Rights and Global Political Thought (Routledge), and Religion and Democracy: Reconceptualizing Religion, Culture, and Politics in a Global Context (Oxford University Press). His eighteen books, some of which he has edited, have been published by leading international publishers. These books range from political philosophy, law and religion to literature, sports and wine. His website is www.aakashsinghrathore.com.
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