The Foresighted Ambedkar – Ideas That Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse By Anurag Bhaskar

Dr Ambedkar’s role in the cause of social emancipation has been researched and written about extensively. His part in the drafting of the Indian Constitution between 1946 and 1950 has also received considerable attention.

In The Foresighted Ambedkar, Anurag Bhaskar argues that India’s Constitution was drafted not just between 1946 and 1950 but over the course of four decades. Dr Ambedkar was the only person to have been involved at all the stages related to the drafting of the Indian constitutional document since 1919. These stages bear the imprint of his contribution and role.

This book seeks to focus on Dr Ambedkar’s influence on the Indian constitutional discourse from 1919, when he entered public life, until the actual writing of the Constitution and even beyond. Covering the different constitutional moments as and when they happened, it highlights Dr Ambedkar’s role in those moments.

About The Author
ANURAG BHASKAR is a legal scholar who pursued LLM from Harvard Law School and BA LLB (Hons) from Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. For his research, the Bluestone Rising Scholar Award was conferred on him by Brandeis University, USA. He has also held fellowships at Harvard Law School and the University of Oxford. His articles have been published in various academic journals, newspapers and online platforms. He holds a faculty position at O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, and is an affiliate faculty at Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession. Bhaskar is currently working on deputation as a deputy registrar at the Supreme Court of India.

The official release for the book is in April 2024.