almost impossible to discuss the rise of Dalit consciousness in India without discussing the role of B R Ambedkar Dhananjay Keer has held that Ambedkar is among the foremost leader of Dalits in India and played a crucial Ambedkar wanted to emancipate the untouchables and liberate them from the slavery of upper castes. By 1927, Ambedkar launched a full-fledged movements for Dalit rights. Ambedkar's motto was "Tell the slave that he is a slave and he will revolt against his slavery."

Ambedkar However, identities like religion can’t become the fabric of electoral processes in a pluralist

Ambedkar threw light on the concept of secularism as follows: “It (secular state) does not mean that