April 14, 2016, will mark the 125th anniversary of BR Ambedkar’s birth. All around us, we see a rush of opportunists seeking to grab a piece of Ambedkarian glory, with the BJP leading the pack. Prime minister Narendra Modi never misses a chance to sing his paeans, both as prime maker of India’s Constitution and as champion of Dalit emancipation. The reality is that too much is made of Ambedkar […]