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Mahar, Buddhist, and Dalit

Religious Conversion and Socio-political Emancipation

On 14 October 1956 Bhimrao Ambedkar, Born Into The Caste Of The `Untouchable` Mahars Converted In Nagpur To Buddhism. Several Thousand Mahars Followed Suit, In An Attempt To Protest Against Their Discrimination And Exploitation, And Seeking A New Beginning. Fifty Years Have Since Passed And Most Of The Former Mahars Now Consider Themselves Buddhists. This Study Aims To Analyse This Movement Of Religious Conversion.

On 14 October 1956 Bhimrao Ambedkar, Born Into The Caste Of The `Untouchable` Mahars Converted In Nagpur To Buddhism.