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Sagar Arya

Sagar Arya

Sagar Arya is an actor and voice-over artist from India. His television credits include Endeavour, Rillington Place, Cucumber, Lewis, A Touch of Frost, Hunted, Spooks, Casualty and Holby City. He appeared as Claudio in RSC’s Much Ado About Nothing, as well as Twelfth Night (West End), The Great Game (Tricycle) and A Fine Balance (Hampstead). He has also recorded a number of audiobooks including An Era of Darkness, The Sialkot Saga, Annihilation of Caste (Dharma Audiobooks) and Upanishads (Ukemi Audiobooks).

ANNIHILATION OF CASTE

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ANNIHILATION OF CASTE

By Dr B. R. Ambedkar
Read by Sagar Arya
4 hours 06 minutes
 

Dr B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) was one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of India. He was born in poor circumstances as an Untouchable – high castes regarded physical contact with Untouchables as polluting and condemned them to do the dirtiest of jobs, sweeping and the collection of human detritus. But Dr Ambedkar’s natural ability and determination (and some good fortune) enabled him to rise above caste prejudice and become one of the founding fathers of modern India. Continue Reading →

AMBEDKAR AND BUDDHISM

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Bonus Recording: Annihilation of Caste

By Urgyen Sangharakshita
Bonus Recording: Annihilation of Caste By Dr B. R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar and Buddhism read by Ratnadhya – Annihilation of Caste read by Sagar Arya
11 hours 30 minutes
 

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was one of the most remarkable figures in the 20th century. Born an Untouchable – the lowest element of Indian society deemed to be outside the caste system, and literally ‘untouchable’ – he rose from abject village poverty to become the architect of the new Constitution of India following its independence from Britain in 1947. A combination of exceptional talent, hard work and determination, vision and luck took him to Harvard and the LSE, and then back to his home country. Continue Reading →