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B.R. Ambedkar, partition and the internationalisation of untouchability, 1939–47 / Chairez-Garza, Jesus F

Chairez-Garza, Jesus F	Journal Article
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This article analyses the way in which B.R. Ambedkar attempted to internationalise the problem of untouchability in the years prior to Partition. The move towards the international was an attempt to secure a political space for Dalits as a consequence of the Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan. Unable to reach an agreement with the likes of Gandhi and Jinnah, Ambedkar looked beyond India for support. His plight gained the attention of disparate people, including Winston Churchill, Jan Smuts and the members of the Indian Conciliation Group. By exploring these events, this article seeks to rescale the history of untouchability and Partition.

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Nationalism ; Internationalism ; Partition ; Independence ; Gandhi ; Smuts ;
Churchill ; Untouchability ; United Nations ; Ambedka ; R R Bhole

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Evatt and Smuts in San Francisco / Tothill, David

Tothill, David	Journal Article
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Publication	2007.
Summary/Abstract	This article compares the Australian H. V. Evatt and the South African J. C. Smuts as their countries' foreign ministers at the time when the United Nations Charter was drafted. It shows that Smuts, long considered a statesman of international stature, was less adept at the game of international politics UN-style than Evatt, a relative neophyte on the world stage

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Evatt ; Smuts ; United Nations Charter

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