This book traces the history of how Ambedkar fought against a suffocating system, called untouchability, why he had to renounce Hinduism and what made him choose Buddhism for himself and his fellow Dalits. It focuses how right he was in his choice to effect the changes he had visualised. This book covers in brief Dr. Ambedkar's understanding of Buddhism and analyses his Magnum opus-The Buddha and his Dhamma. It also evaluates neo-Buddhism (Navayana) as a social philosophy and studies the impact of neo-Buddhism on the population, socio-economic structure of the Indian polity and the effect overseas. The present book, written in two volumes–Life, Ideas and Thought of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar stresses the philosophy of equality, liberty and fraternity as expounded by Dr. Ambedkar himself. It deals with the Buddhist development in east and west along with Ambedkar's ideas and philosophy.
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