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Will Prakash Ambedkar take the lead in fight for Dalit rights in Maha?

As Maharashtra's Dalits and Marathas come together, BR Ambedkar's grandson finds himself in a unique position.

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Prakash Ambedkar. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

Sukanya Shantha | The Wire

 

Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s iconic house Rajgriha in Mumbai’s Hindu colony receives very few visitors on most days except for his birth and death anniversary. But over the past few days, since the violence at Bhima Koregaon near Pune on January 1, the house has become a hive of activity.

On the day of the Maharashtra bandh on January 3, the historical three-storey high structure was buzzing with visitors – Dalit activists, party workers and the media. On the ground floor, the Dalit icon’s grandson and Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh’s leader Prakash Ambedkar was at the centre of it all, coordinating with his