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Discuss B. R. Ambedkar’s views on democracy and State socialism.

  • UPSC 2026
  • 15 marks
  • Indian Political Thought

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B. R. Ambedkar (Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar) saw democracy and State socialism as one project. Democracy was the method of change; State socialism was the economic structure without which that method would protect only the propertied.

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  • Democracy: Method and Way of Life
  • State Socialism: Democracy's Economic Floor
  • A Tension in His Thought
  • Contemporary Resonance
  • Critical Perspectives
  • Conclusion
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