Manuscript Number : GISRRJ22552

A Review of Dr. Ambedkar's Perspective on Nationalism in the Context of Contemporary India

Authors(1) :-Dr. Jitendra Aryan

Maintaining the unity and integrity is the most important thing for overall development a country. A country divided into pieces will always be unstable, in which anti-national forces get an opportunity to destabilise the country further. Such a large country like India, which holds seventh place among the largest countries and second place in terms of population in the world, national unity is even more important. Because, of the huge social, economic, cultural, political and economic diversity; and differences in social, economic, and political aspirations. Although since independence India is a secular and democratic country, but if we see the context of nationalism, the conflict of the majority versus minority has always a matter debate. The decline of political values in recent years has hindered the real nationalism of India. This article attempts to underscore the importance of Dr. Ambedkar's thinking on nationalism, changing nature of nationalism in India, and explores the fact that how Dr. Ambedkar views is relevant in present context.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Jitendra Aryan
Assistant Professor, University Department of Political Science, Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dhanbad, India

Nationalism, Dr. Ambedkar, Contemporary India.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 5 | Issue 5 | September-October 2022
Date of Publication : 2022-09-10
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 05-10
Manuscript Number : GISRRJ22552
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2582-0095

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Dr. Jitendra Aryan , "A Review of Dr. Ambedkar's Perspective on Nationalism in the Context of Contemporary India", Gyanshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (GISRRJ), ISSN : 2582-0095, Volume 5, Issue 5, pp.05-10, September-October.2022
URL : https://gisrrj.com/GISRRJ22552

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