The Doctor and The Saint by Arundhati Roy

It reignites the debate between Ambedkar and Gandhi on caste system. In this debate the subject is caste which was astutely comprehended by Ambedkar as "a multi storeyed tower with no staircase and no entrance. Everybody had to die in the storey they were born in". It conveys a holistic picture of egregious form of untouchability prevailing then and also at present. The chapter "The Cactus Grove" provides lot of real information about Dr.Ambedkar, whose editions and ideology are hidden or narrated in a perverted form in main stream. As M.K.Gandhi's mahatmahood was peeled off by author, the fulcrum of debate turned towards Dr.Ambedkar, leaving Mohandas Gandhi without any substance to argue with.

       In current scenario, India needs "Gandhi and Ambedkar" rather than "Gandhi vs Ambedkar". Indeed reading it would definitely enriches one's understanding of Indian society.