A Social Reformer
Introduction
“OURS IS A BATTLE FOR FREEDOM, OURS IS A BATTLE NOT JUST FOR ECONOMIC GAINS AND POLITICAL POWER, OURS IS A BATTLE FOR RECLAMATION OF HUMAN PERSONALITY WHICH HAS BEEN SUPPRESED AND MUTILATED BY THE HINDU SOCIAL ORDER AND CONTINUED TO BE SUPPRESED AND MUTILATED”
These lines itself indicates that the speaker of these lines is a reformer, democratic leader and great orator.
There have been a number of great people in the world who have dedicated themselves to struggle of emancifipation, uplift of the powerless victims of system in their countries. Above lines are spoken by such a person who is a champion of human rights none other than Dr. B.R Ambedkar. He was a multi – dimensional personality. He was a great thinker, philosopher, true revolutionist, profolic writer and at the top a devoted reformer. Antonio Gramsci, a German philosopher hailed him as an “organic intellectual” his magnifier of 1940s.
An Advocate Of Reform
A reformer is one who wants a non violent revolution for a change in society, same was our Babasaheb. Not only for India he fought for the world, he fought for humanity.
Numerous authors, Indians as well as foreigner have described his contribution to the economic development and emancipation of Indian masses in different ways. One such author said –
“Dr .B.R Ambedkar was a intellectual, a educationist, a thinker and advocate of humanism”
Ambedkar as A Writer
Even Ambedkar himself was a great and renowned writer. He wrote many books mostly on caste system. He wrote book “The Buddha and His Dhamma” which was published posthumously.
He completed his final manuscript “The Buddha or Karl Marx” on December 2, 1956.
His Donation for Future Students
He was fond of reading books too. His library was one such proof that he donated to a college which is