Annihilating caste
Baba saheb Ambedkar in his time took lot of initiatives to overcome the caste barriers and hurdles that most poor indians were facing.
He tried his best with the then British government to create a seperate electorate for the lower caste marginalised Indians , so as to bring them up in he political and educational circle of country, but he could not suceed.Yet his efforts have not gone in vain.
The less priviledged have been able to come up the creamy layer because of his efforts.
Ironically in India Where politics has its tentacles spread into every nook and corner of the Indian society, one sees caste based politics and caste and sub caste based ooganizations flourishing just to gain the vote bank , much less for the development of the marginalised.
According to Ambedkar, caste destroyed the concept of ethics and morality. To quote him: “The effect of caste on the ethics of the Hindus is simply deplorable. Caste has killed public spirit. Caste has destroyed the sense of public charity. Caste has made public opinion impossible. A Hindu's public is his caste. His responsibility is to his caste. His loyalty is restricted only to his caste. Virtue has become caste-ridden, and morality has become caste-bound.”
Baba saheb Ambedkar in his time took lot of initiatives to overcome the caste barriers and hurdles that most poor indians were facing.
He tried his best with the then British government to create a seperate electorate for the lower caste marginalised Indians , so as to bring them up in he political and educational circle of country, but he could not suceed.Yet his efforts have not gone in vain.
The less priviledged have been able to come up the creamy layer because of his efforts.
Ironically in India Where politics has its tentacles spread into every nook and corner of the Indian society, one sees caste based politics and caste and sub caste based ooganizations flourishing just to gain the vote bank , much less for the development of the marginalised.
According to Ambedkar, caste destroyed the concept of ethics and morality. To quote him: “The effect of caste on the ethics of the Hindus is simply deplorable. Caste has killed public spirit. Caste has destroyed the sense of public charity. Caste has made public opinion impossible. A Hindu's public is his caste. His responsibility is to his caste. His loyalty is restricted only to his caste. Virtue has become caste-ridden, and morality has become caste-bound.”
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