‘Engaging and insightful, the editors and contributors have taken great effort to reconstruct Ambedkar’s early days in London. A must-read for anyone who wishes to study the life of this great man.’
—Rama Ambedkar Teltumbde, granddaughter of Ambedkar

‘This volume doesn’t just fill the gaps in our knowledge of Ambedkar’s life in London—the period that shaped his political life in India—but also opens our eyes to the many movements for human dignity, autonomy and emancipation, from Europe to Africa, inspired by his life.’
— K.S. Komireddi, author of Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India

‘A fine selection of essays placing Ambedkar’s biography and ideas in their international context, laying out, in a systematic way, the scale and ambition of his political and intellectual life.’
—Faisal Devji, Professor of Indian History, University of Oxford

‘The world needs to rediscover the ideas and the spirit of the great Ambedkar, who told Dalits to “educate, agitate and organise”. Ambedkar’s story is truly inspirational. His fight against untouchability and prejudice is far from over.’
—David Patrick Paul Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool

‘An illuminating collection of essays drawing on the methods of global and transnational history to track the influence of the imperial metropole, and the power of institutional and disciplinary histories in shaping Ambedkar’s remarkable public life and the major contributions of his political thought.’
—Anupama Rao, Professor of History and MESAAS, Columbia University

William Gould is Professor of Indian History at the University of Leeds, where he teaches and publishes on the history and politics of South Asia.

Santosh Dass MBE , a former civil servant, is a human rights and equality campaigner, fighting for caste-based discrimination to be outlawed in the UK. She is Chair of the Anti-Caste Discrimination Alliance, and President of the Federation of Ambedkarite and Buddhist Organisations (2013–23) UK.

Dr. Christophe Jaffrelot is Research Director at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS, Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at King’s College London, President of the French Political Science Association and Chair of the British Association for South Asian Studies. He works as a Non-Resident Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as a Permanent Consultant at the Centre for Policy Planning Staff of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His most recent publication is Gujarat under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India (2024).