Authors : Kishor H. Dhote
Page Nos : 211-215
Description :
Ambedkar’s philosophy is couched in social, religious and moral considerations. The
focal point of philosophy is the oppressed and the depressed. The philosophy aims at giving life to those who are disowned, at elevating those who are suppressed, and ennobling those who are downtrodden and granting liberty, equality and justice to all irrespective of their castes. In his views on crucial issues pertaining to economic development, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar comes across as a radical economist who would have staunchly opposed the neoliberal reforms being carried out in India since the 1990s. Dr. Ambedkar was a strongly proponent of land reforms and of a prominent role for the state in economic development.
