![]() ![]() Despite the numerous obstacles placed in his path, Bhim studies hard and wins a scholarship to a school in the United States. Bhim is considered an "Untouchable", which means that they cannot eat with people from higher castes, drink from the same wells, swim in the same ponds, or even be touched. Even as a child, Bhim is aware that the world he lives in is like a ladder and that he – like the other people in his caste, occupies the lowest rung. The premise of the book is rather straightforward. Gade's brushy watercolors brim with energy and even humor. Backmatter includes a timeline and endnotes. Rajendran's text of culturally familiar images seems aimed primarily at an Indian audience living in India, and North American audiences unfamiliar with the context will need some help. Rajendran's text is rather simplistic, straightforward, and informative. This import traces the life and work of the social reformer Bhimrao "Bhim" Ambedkar as he fought for the rights of lower-caste people in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.īhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer, who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards the untouchables (Dalits). ![]() Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why is a children's picture book written by Sowmya Rajendran and illustrated by Satwik Gade. ![]()
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