Nepal, April 14 -- As one of the most profound and transformative figures of the 21st century, Dr BR Ambedkar continues to command enduring relevance across social, political and intellectual domains. Although widely recognised for his contributions to economics, law, jurisprudence and social reform, it was his sustained engagement with caste, caste discrimination and its annihilation that underscores the durability of his legacy.

Situated within the broad trajectory of Indian social history, Ambedkar's life and work denote a critical epistemic division which could hermeneutically be divided into pre-Ambedkar and post-Ambedkar phases. Prior to his interventions, the structural marginalisation of the Dalit community and the caste question...