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Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 1 Religion in the sense of morality, must therefore, remain the governing principle in every society. Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (14th April 1891 - 6th December 1956) z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 2 z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 3 “ The danger is that the frontiers between Pakistan and India that are likely to emerge from the labours of the Boundary Commission, however, satisfactory they may be from the standpoint of the communities immediately affected, will be most unsatisfactory from the point of view of India. If my fears come true and the boundary drawn by the Commission is not a natural one, it needs no prophet to say that its maintenance will cost the Government of India very dearly and it will put the safety and security of the people of India in great jeopardy. I hope, therefore, that late as it is, the Defence Department will bestir itself and do its duty before it is too late.” —(P. No. 357) —Dr. B. R. Ambedkar z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 4 z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 5 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR WRITINGS AND SPEECHES VOL. 17 PART TWO DR. B . R. AMBEDKAR AND HIS EGALITARIAN REVOLUTION PART TWO SOCIO-POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 6 z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 7 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR WRITINGS AND SPEECHES VOL. 17 PART TWO DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR AND HIS EGALITARIAN REVOLUTION PART TWO SOCIO-POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES Edited by HARI NARAKE DR. M. L. KASARE N. G. KAMBLE ASHOK GODGHATE z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 8 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar : Writings and Speeches Vol. 17 (Part-2) First Edition by Education Department, Govt. of Maharashtra : 4 October, 2003 Re-printed by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation : January, 2014 ISBN (Set) : 978-93-5109-064-9 Courtesy : Monogram used on the Cover page is taken from Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar’s Letterhead. © Secretary Education Department Government of Maharashtra Price : One Set of 1 to 17 Volumes (20 Books) : ` 3000/- Publisher: Dr. Ambedkar Foundation Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India 15, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001 Phone : 011-23357625, 23320571, 23320589 Fax : 011-23320582 Website : www.ambedkarfoundation.nic.in The Education Department Government of Maharashtra, Bombay-400032 for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Source Material Publication Committee Printer M/s. Tan Prints India Pvt. Ltd., N. H. 10, Village-Rohad, Distt. Jhajjar, Haryana z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 9 Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment & Chairperson, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation Kumari Selja MESSAGE Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Chief Architect of Indian Constitution was a scholar par excellence, a philosopher, a visionary, an emancipator and a true nationalist. He led a number of social movements to secure human rights to the oppressed and depressed sections of the society. He stands as a symbol of struggle for social justice. The Government of Maharashtra has done a highly commendable work of publication of volumes of unpublished works of Dr. Ambedkar, which have brought out his ideology and philosophy before the Nation and the world. In pursuance of the recommendations of the Centenary Celebrations Committee of Dr. Ambedkar, constituted under the chairmanship of the then Prime Minister of India, the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation (DAF) was set up for implementation of different schemes, projects and activities for furthering the ideology and message of Dr. Ambedkar among the masses in India as well as abroad. The DAF took up the work of translation and publication of the Collected Works of Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar published by the Government of Maharashtra in English and Marathi into Hindi and other regional languages. I am extremely thankful to the Government of Maharashtra’s consent for bringing out the works of Dr. Ambedkar in English also by the Dr. Ambedkar Foundation. Dr. Ambedkar’s writings are as relevant today as were at the time when these were penned. He firmly believed that our political democracy must stand on the base of social democracy which means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life. He emphasized on measuring the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved. According to him if we want to maintain democracy not merely in form, but also in fact, we must hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic objectives. He advocated that in our political, social and economic life, we must have the principle of one man, one vote, one value. There is a great deal that we can learn from Dr. Ambedkar’s ideology and philosophy which would be beneficial to our Nation building endeavor. I am glad that the DAF is taking steps to spread Dr. Ambedkar’s ideology and philosophy to an even wider readership. I would be grateful for any suggestions on publication of works of Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar. (Kumari Selja) z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 10 Collected Works of Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar (CWBA) Editorial Board Kumari Selja Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India and Chairperson, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India Shri P. Balram Naik Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India Shri Sudhir Bhargav Secretary Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India Shri Sanjeev Kumar Joint Secretary Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India and Member Secretary, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation Shri Viney Kumar Paul Director Dr. Ambedkar Foundation Shri Kumar Anupam Manager (Co-ordination) - CWBA Shri Jagdish Prasad ‘Bharti’ Manager (Marketing) - CWBA Shri Sudhir Hilsayan Editor, Dr. Ambedkar Foundation z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 11 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR SOURCE MATERIAL PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 1. Hon’ble Shri Laxmanrao Dhoble … PRESIDENT Minister, for Higher Education 2. Hon’ble Shri Anis Ahmed … MEMBER Minister of State For Higher & Tech. Education 3. Shri R.S.Gavai … MEMBER 4. Shri Ramdas Athawale … MEMBER 5. Shri Prakash Ambedkar … MEMBER 6. Prof. Jogendra Kawade … MEMBER 7. Prof. N.D.Patil … MEMBER 8. Dr. Janardan Waghmare … MEMBER 9. Shri Laxman Mane … MEMBER 10. Dr.M.L.Kasarc … MEMBER 11. Shri S.S.Rege … MEMBER 12. Shri N.G.Kamble … MEMBER 13. Dr.Yashwant Manohar … MEMBER 14. Prof.Ashok Godghate … MEMBER 15. Dr.Gangadhar Pantawane … MEMBER 16. Prof. Keshav Meshram … MEMBER 17. Shri T.M.Kamble … MEMBER 18. Shri Hari Narake Member Secretary, … MEMBER Mahatma Phule Source Material Publication Committee. 19. Director Government Printing and Publications … MEMBER 20. Shrimati Chandra Iyengar, Principal Secretary, … MEMBER Higher And Technical Education. 21. Dr. S.N. Pathan … CONVENOR Director, Higher Education 22. Shri Hari Narake … MEMBER - SECRETARY z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 12 blank z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 XI CONTENTS Sr. No Subject Page (1) (2) (3) Section—I ARTICLES, MESSAGES, PREFACES ETC. 1. Religion and Priest be brought under Proper 3 Control. 2. Thoughts on the Reform of Legal Education in 5 the Bombay Presidency. 3. Dr. Ambedkar’s reply to Sir S. Radhakrishnan 19 4. And the Lord said Unto— 20 5. Untouchable Workers of Bombay City 64 6. Is Gandhi a Mahatma ? 66 7. Appeal for Purse to Marathi Scholar 71 8. Knowledge is Power in every Field of Life 72 9. Congress Attempts to Bypass Untouchables 73 10. I do not share Defeatist Mentality 78 11. Our Students should Learn and Lead 79 12. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Message to ‘ Maratha 81 Mandir ’. 13. Not to stop until the Untouchables recover Manhood. 83 14. Preface to ‘The Essence of Buddhism’—Third 86 Edition. 15. India’s Ancient past gave place to Pessimism 89 16. The meaning of the word ‘Receipt’ 90 z:\ ambedkar\vol-017\vol17-II-01.indd MK SJ+YS 11-10-2013/YS-21-11-2013 XII CONTENTS—Contd. Sr. No Subject Page (1) (2) (3) 17. Buddha and Future of His Religion 97 18. The Rise and Fall of the Hindu Woman. 109 Who was responsible for it ? 19. Saints’ Literature can help to Moral Rearmament 130 of Man. 20. Out line-A People at Bay 131 21. The Mahars. Who were they and how they 137 became the Untouchables ? 22. Republican Party stands for Liberty, Equality, 151 Fraternity and Justice. 23. ‘Buddha and His Dhamma’ One of the Three 158 24. Training School for Entrance to Politics 159 Section—II Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on Cabinet Mission and 165 Transfer of Power—Editorial Note. 1. Proposal for Representation of Scheduled Castes 167 in the Executive Council. 2. Memorandum submitted to the Cabinet Mission 171 3. Dr. Ambedkar’s Interview with Cabinet Mission 187 4. A Note on the Meeting between Dr. B. R. 189 Ambedkar and Field Marshal Viscount Wavell.
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