DALIT PERSPECTIVE

DALIT PERSPECTIVE

Introduction

1. represented by Ambedkar
2. incorporated the philosophy of Jotiba Phule
   
   , Ramaswami Nayaker periyaar
   
3. critic of brahmanism
4. Jotiba praised british for introducing equality before law
5. Periyar was frustated with brahmanical attitude of Congress, started self-respect movement
6. concern was that nationalist discourse is against abolition of caste
7. Prof. Gopal Guru
   
   : Arun Shourie's criticism of Ambedkar is politically motivated. 
8. ambedkar inspired by French revolution, idea of liberty, equality, fraternity
1. in Bahishkrit Bharat:  if Tilak would have been born as untouchable, he would have demanded annihiliation of caste as his birth right
9. book- pakistan or the partition of india
1. nationalism is awareness of the tie of kinship
2. without fraternity, there can't be nation
3. hindus are segmented communities and india is big community of communities
4. without fraternity, political unity is not sustainable
1. it is as precarious as 'summer sapling', liable to be uprooted by the gust of hostile winds
5. nationalism is negation of casteism, communalism and rooted in humanism
6. Congress's Swaraj will force dalit to remain 'hewers of wood drawers of water'
10. he also shown that congress is against workers also as in Industrial Dispute Bill in Bombay presidency which made strikes illegal in certain areas
11. SM Gaikwad:
1. ambedkar rejected elite hegemony
2. he forced congress to become more responsive towards concerns of dalits
3. Ambedkar rejected intolerance and hipocracy

Ambedkar Idea of State Socialism

1. critique of marxist socialism
2. given in memorandum titled: 'State and minorities' submitted to Constituent Assembly on behalf of All India SC Federation
3. following ideas
1. equality
2. one man, one value
3. no state religion
4. liberty of conscience to all citizens
5. reservation as compensatory justice
6. democratic socialism instead of scientific socialism
7. nationalisation of agriculture land
8. collective farming
9. equal distribution of means of production
10. state control of industry
11. minimum wages
4. Anand Teltumbde
   
   - art: Ambedkar Socialism: Some reflection
1. pragmatic socialism
2. John Dewey
   
   influenced him (believed in social assimilation)
3. marxist program is utopia, socialism can't be achieved without
1. active cooperation from state
2. liberty, fraternity, equality
4. not dictatorship of proletariat, but democratic socialism
5. Ambedkar wanted DPSP to be constitutionally guaranteed
6. socialist need to understand the social reality in india to be successful 

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