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Final Speech to the Constituent Assembly (1949)

November 25, 194918 min readConstituent Assembly Debates

On November 25, 1949 — the eve of the Constitution's adoption — Ambedkar delivered his closing address. He warned of three dangers to Indian democracy: hero worship, a life of contradictions, and neglect of social democracy in favour of political democracy.

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