Dr Ambedkar Analysis

“If you do not create change, change will create you” – Anonymous.
A monotonous life is very difficult to lead, change is what triggers progress. Dr. Ambedkar played a significant role in inculcating change in the psyches of Indians who were rejecting it for centuries. He spearheaded the bastion for fighting the social evils deeply embedded in our structure in a valiant way.
From a boy who was denied right to sit in his class to a person who devised the rights of the citizens of the same country, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar had come a long way. A jurist, social reformer, scholar, politician, donning various hats in different stages of lives with a mission in sight, providing justice to people who were considered “pariah” by the society.
He writes “You cannot have political reform, you cannot have economic reform unless you kill this monster (social prejudices)”. Ambedkar gives adequate explanations on why he is going against the tide. He pens, “Are you fit for political power even though you do not allow large class of your countrymen like untouchables to use public vehicles? Are you fit for political power even though you do not allow them to use public walls? Are you fit for political power even though you do not allow them the use of public streets? “. Ambedkar recalls how Indian national congress parted their ways when social conference demanded that social reform must precede political reform. However this enthusiasm quickly evaporated as Hindus showed their apathy towards their societal structure and started concentrating more on the ways to evict Britishers from the subcontinent. He continues by making similar argument in the case of preference of social reform over economic reform. He writes “Can you have economic reform without first bringing a change in social order?” Social reform is prerequisite for any change. Social change provides the perfect backbone through which any foundation of alteration can be built. He quotes incidents from history to support his statements. Without breaking social evils, and yearning for political and economic transformation would serve no good. He argues, some people
As veils of communalism, political agenda and economic profit increasingly cloak the commitment to this vision the discourse and debate on fundamental issues of nationhood remains splintered and deliberately imprecise. Still, when we revisit ambedkar’s seminal tract, the vision and the promises of the Indian constitution finds clarity. What is caste? it is “this antisocial spirit , this spirit of protecting its own interests .” what is India , it is a nation constructed on the promise of the annihilation of caste and all other forms of discrimination., in order to “ secure to all its citizens: justice, social , economic and political : liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; equality of status and opportunity; and to promote among them all fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual”. In order to understand the full purport of these potent commitments one need to look no further than the annihilation of