Ambedkar on Buddhism
Ambedkar on Buddhism
14 October 1956 holds a special significance for the Dalit community in India. On that day, Bhim Rao Ambedkar, by all accounts the most influential Dalit intellectual of the 20th century publicly renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism. He told it was his “rebirth” in his speech over there. Actually Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born in 14th April 1891. He was born in lowly Mahar Caste in the western state of Maharashtra. The caste Mahara was untouchables according to the varn vyavasta. Mahar were generally village servant whose caste duties including cutting wood for cremation, removing dead cattle, washing wells, delivering massage over long distance among other things. As soon the British came and ruled the India they did not bother about the caste and for their better administration, they give equal opportunity to all People. Caste Mahar were chance to accept the new occupation. Dr. Ambedkar was born in one of the army soldier family.
Late 19th century was the period where untouchables raise the voice and talk about the empowerment, development, employment, and education. His father was influence by the saint Kabira and the British surrounding, as he was army officer, which inspired him to give the good education to the children. Dr. Ambedkar was interested to learn and listen good thing, his father always tried show big dream to him. Dr. Ambedkar’s father wanted that his son Bhimrao (here Dr. Ambedkar) learn more and acquire high educational degree. For completing his dream Dr. Ambedkar’s father took so many efforts, he slept at 3.00am after waking his son Dr. Ambedkar for the study. One time for getting the book to his son Bhimrao his father mortgaged gold of his daughter Dr. Ambedkar’s sister and buys the book.
On early 19th century, Dr. Ambedkar took education, where in every step he faces discrimination. Untouchablity was practiced very high. At the time of primary and secondary education, he faces untochablity by various ways. He
14 October 1956 holds a special significance for the Dalit community in India. On that day, Bhim Rao Ambedkar, by all accounts the most influential Dalit intellectual of the 20th century publicly renounced Hinduism and converted to Buddhism. He told it was his “rebirth” in his speech over there. Actually Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was born in 14th April 1891. He was born in lowly Mahar Caste in the western state of Maharashtra. The caste Mahara was untouchables according to the varn vyavasta. Mahar were generally village servant whose caste duties including cutting wood for cremation, removing dead cattle, washing wells, delivering massage over long distance among other things. As soon the British came and ruled the India they did not bother about the caste and for their better administration, they give equal opportunity to all People. Caste Mahar were chance to accept the new occupation. Dr. Ambedkar was born in one of the army soldier family.
Late 19th century was the period where untouchables raise the voice and talk about the empowerment, development, employment, and education. His father was influence by the saint Kabira and the British surrounding, as he was army officer, which inspired him to give the good education to the children. Dr. Ambedkar was interested to learn and listen good thing, his father always tried show big dream to him. Dr. Ambedkar’s father wanted that his son Bhimrao (here Dr. Ambedkar) learn more and acquire high educational degree. For completing his dream Dr. Ambedkar’s father took so many efforts, he slept at 3.00am after waking his son Dr. Ambedkar for the study. One time for getting the book to his son Bhimrao his father mortgaged gold of his daughter Dr. Ambedkar’s sister and buys the book.
On early 19th century, Dr. Ambedkar took education, where in every step he faces discrimination. Untouchablity was practiced very high. At the time of primary and secondary education, he faces untochablity by various ways. He