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What is the position of the Untouchables in this republic? They are not merely the last but are also the least. All Untouchables are inferior to all Touchables irrespective of age or qualification. A Touchable youth is above an aged Untouchable and an educated Untouchable must rank below an illiterate TouchableB.R. AMBEDKAR
A revered, conflicted and undeniably significant figure in the Indian imagination, Ambedkars ideas continue to infl uenceand have resonancein India today. In the three speeches and one essay featured in this book, we witness the eloquent conviction with which he thought and spoke about issues that were of deep concern to himthe position and protection of the Dalits in the about-to-be formed nation; the communal question and proportional representation in the constituent assembly and government services; and the achievement of freedom and the survival of democracy.
Bhimrao Ramji (Babasaheb) Ambedkar was a nationalist and political leader, and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into the Mahar community which was considered untouchable, Ambedkar spent his whole life fighting against social discrimination, and advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits.
Cover illustration by Nitesh Mohanty
To celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Indian Republic, the Words of Freedom series showcases the landmark speeches and writings of fourteen visionary leaders whose thought animated the Indian struggle for Independence and whose revolutionary ideas and actions forged the Republic of India as we know it today.
Books in the series
B.R. Ambedkar
Aruna Asaf Ali
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Sarojini Naidu
Jawaharlal Nehru
Vallabhbhai Patel
Rajendra Prasad
C. Rajagopalachari
Periyar E.V. Ramasami
Bhagat Singh
Rabindranath Tagore
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Bhimrao Ramji (Babasaheb) Ambedkar (14 April 18916 December 1956) was a nationalist and political leader; philosopher, historian and economist; and orator and prolific writer. He was also a jurist and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into the Mahar community which was considered untouchable, Ambedkar spent his whole life fighting against social discrimination, and advocating political rights and social freedom for Dalits. Against great odds, he was one of the first Dalits to obtain a college education, and he earned multiple doctorates in law, economics and political science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics.
A revered, conflicted and undeniably significant figure in the Indian imagination, Ambedkars ideas continue to influence and have resonance in the India of today. In the three speeches and one essay featured in this book, we witness the eloquent conviction with which he thought and spoke about issues that were of deep concern to himthe position and protection of the Dalits in the about-to-be formed nation; the communal question and proportional representation in the constituent assembly and government services; and the achievement of freedom and the survival of democracy.
For a man torn between allegiance to people who have been oppressed relentlessly for centuries and allegiance to India, the very country that had abetted in the perpetuation of intolerance, Babasaheb Ambedkar admirably manages the ethically difficult and complex balancing act.
18 JULY 1942
Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU HOW THE IDEA OF THE HOLDING OF THIS CONFERENCE ORIGINATED. As you will recall, I was called in April last to be present in Delhi to meet Sir Strafford Cripps, who had come to India as an agent of His Majestys Government with proposals for constitutional changes and who was charged with the duty of negotiating with the different political parties in India for the acceptance of those proposals. Before I went to Delhi I had invited representatives of the Scheduled Castes in different Provinces in India to meet me in Delhi for consultation. When I communicated to them the results of my talks with Sir Strafford Cripps we all felt that the proposals Sir Strafford Cripps had brought with him were a death-blow to the interests of the Scheduled Castes. I expressed my views on the Cripps proposals in a statement to the press which I hope you have all read. But it was felt that common and united action on the part of the Scheduled Castes from all over India was a great necessityand that it was only common action that could save us from the impending political doom. This Conference has been the result of the wish expressed by the Scheduled Castes all over India through their representatives who met at Delhi and has therefore the backing of Untouchable India as a whole. That is why we have here present among us representatives of the Scheduled Castes all over India.
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