Download or read book Mahar, Buddhist, and Dalit written by Johannes Beltz and published by Manohar Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 14 October 1956 Bhimrao Ambedkar, Born Into The Caste Of The `Untouchable` Mahars Converted In Nagpur To Buddhism. Several Thousand Mahars Followed Suit, In An Attempt To Protest Against Their Discrimination And Exploitation, And Seeking A New Beginning. Fifty Years Have Since Passed And Most Of The Former Mahars Now Consider Themselves Buddhists. This Study Aims To Analyse This Movement Of Religious Conversion.