The architect of the Indian Constitution is that rare individual: Ignored in life, venerated in death.
A few years ago, we invited a public vote to decide on the greatest Indian after Mahatma Gandhi for the History TV channel. The winner, by some distance, was Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. The architect of the Indian Constitution is that rare individual: Ignored in life, venerated in death. Ironically, we see the opposite with Jawaharlal Nehru: Hero-worshipped as India's first prime minister, now targeted years later. The man who fought against the curse of "untouchablility" is now an untouchable himself: You can question even Bapu's politics and get away with it, but can't say a single critical word about Babasaheb. The man who fought against deification is now a demigod for the Dalits and beyond.