DR. BABA SAHEB AMBEDKAR: UNTOUCHABILITY – A GLIMPSE

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56815/IRJAHS/2025.V(2025)I2.40-44

Abstract

Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar is called the great fighter of social justice for the down-trodden mass. He ushered a new era in development of consciousness of untouchable mass and organized movement against untouchability. He was an unparallel leader of down-trodden mass in India. He dedicated himself for the ‘Dalit’ and untouchable people and he was a vatarent leader of ‘Dalit’ movement. On the other hand, his educational status is excellent, high level and multifarious category. He is the father of Indian constitution. He was a politician, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, journalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, social reformer, humanist and so on. Actually, he was a prominent architect of modern India. In socio-political concept, Ambedkar is recognized as a ‘Keidoscopic images’ personality. He appeared in India in vulnerable situation when the life of Indians was in a crisis period and unstable political circumstances. In such stage, his organizational activities and in the field of socio-politics his reformative movement had become immortal. He raised the voice for establishing equality irrespective of caste, creed, sex and religion. He was the prominent exponent of the exploited class and he was the victim of exploitation, oppression, suppression, social injustice. Inhuman activities and torture were imposed on left behind mass. He was an active pioneer who vehemently protested against the injustice of the lower strata of Indian society. He had been fighting for social justice and wanted to abolish the untouchability of the society. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, a great leader played a powerful role to abolish untouchablility. Baba Saheb Ambedkar was the worthy follower of the leader, social reformer, Jyotiba Phule