Resurgent Buddhism

Extracts from “Resurgent Buddhism”

“What nearly half a million men, women and children led by their beloved leader Babasaheb Ambedkar attempted on 14 October 1956 at Nagpur was actually a declaration of culture war for reclaiming life, liberty and dignity…The yet unfolding story of the soocially engaged Buddhism in India, its successes and frustrations, is a live example of this continuing dialetic of history.”