Savitri · Integral Yoga
Sri Aurobindo
Savitri
Revolutionary nationalist turned yogi — and author of the longest epic poem in English.
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Bharat Ratna 1990
B.R. Ambedkar
The chief architect of the Indian Constitution — and the most radical voice against caste in Indian intellectual history.
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The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian
The most controversial Indian prose stylist in English — an unapologetic admirer of the empire he outlived.
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Akkarmashi · Dalit Aesthetics
Sharankumar Limbale
Akkarmashi (The Outcaste)
Marathi Dalit writer and the field's leading theorist — who asked what an aesthetic of Dalit literature would be.
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