Harish S Wankhede
Harish S Wankhede is an assistant professor at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He is a regular commentator in major national newspapers, periodicals and academic journals on issues of caste politics, Dalit movements, Hindutva and Hindi cinema.
Who gets to write about Ambedkar?
Six new reappraisals show the gulf between Dalit-Bahujan and anglophone writing on B R Ambedkar
Jul 28, 2023
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