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Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
The writer has embarked on a journey to demean the entire struggle of this great man for creating a just equitable and humane society and for this he had to set an example by abandoning the religion which he thought cannot be reformed. It is a deliberate attempt to create mischief by attributing the perception made popular by brahmnical intelligensia as Ambedkar’s thoughts on religion. In his ” Buddha and Karl Marx” he has criticized marxism that the objective in marxism is to attain equality through proletariat dictatorship . While the objective to bring equality is a just one but after the objective is fulfilled how would the people be governed, can the order in the society be maintained through perpetual violence . He gave the example of buddhism where the same objective of equality is attained but the order in the society is maintained voulantarily by understanding the core principle of compassion for every being built in the fundamental structure of the universe or the tathagat truth. Thus the means to achieve equality in marxism was attacked by Ambedkar because he believed that atheism advocated by marxism will build an immoral society for which perpetual state violence to prevent anarchy will lead to loss of precious life and property. Thus Ambedkar’s like for Buddha’s dhamma which is a way of life and not religion was mischievously attributed as his love for dharma as it is meant religion in Hinduism. Secondly the writer uses hinduism and buddhism as if they are interchangeable. Dr Ambedkar has used his entire energy in building the argument that the two beliefs are conflicting in nature and the voilence that resulted in revolution and then counter revolution in the process of their evolution. He has justified his understanding of the hindu scriptures despite his poor sanskrit because he relied on the translated works of Max Muller whose understanding of Indic languages is beyond doubt. Thus Ambedkar can be hardly thought of suggesting sanskrit to be important except to unravel the script of unjustness in the scriptures. He considered pali language to be far more worthy to write a lexicon on it.
It is a great disservice to Baba Saheb that such an article got published on his anniversary. I do understand such kind of knowledge production is necessary during the elections but I would request The Print as well as the writer not to spread such kind of flawed arguments about Baba Saheb for their own political gain. Throughout his life Baba Saheb protested against Hinduism. It was brahamnical form of Hinduism which had spread a disease like caste system which in a country like India has poisoned all religions. By calling Buddhism as similar to Hinduism, I think author is neither fluent with the foundations of Buddhism nor the reasons of Baba Saheb’s conversion. Buddhism and Jainism were founded to oppose Hinduism which created hierarchies in the society. By saying that Buddhism is similar to Hinduism it negates its heterogeneity and this is what this govt has been trying to do for very long. In Vol 5, chapter 7 of the text Dr. BabaSaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, titled Away from the Hindus, Dr. Ambedkar states the reason for “abandonment of Hinduism” by Untouchables at a Conference of the Mahars in Bombay on 31st May, 1936. The chapter also argues why this conversion was necessary and how Hindu Community was “shaken to its foundation”. The word Dalit means “Oppression” or “broken” which was given by Dalit Panthers Party to define oppression of untouchables by Hindus. When the whole foundation of Dalit movement is based on the opposition of Hinduism how does writer is coming to a conclusion that one can be Hindu Nationalist and Ambedakarite too? (This space is too small to argue all arguments of the writer)
Ambedkar favored ONLY Dharmic religions.
Ambedkar was absolutely Anti-Islam & Anti-Christianity.
He makes this viciously clear in his final book “Pakistan or The Partition of India” – a much hated & censored book by Leftist-Communist-Ambedkarites who don’t want the truth of Ambedkar’s religiosity to be known by all Dalits.
Which post / honour did the Congress “ deny “ Babu Jagjivan Ram. If I am not mistaken, his ministerial career started even before 1947. Had a fabulous collection of diamonds. Let us not create this mythology of the Congress denying the PM’s post to all and sundry and committing a hanging offence. Have not read Dr Ambedkar’s views about Hinduism, but some of it was quite colourful. Not easy to appropriate him as an icon.
I think you need to read ambedkar’s views on secularism as well as religious conversion as well….that is not focused on by the JNU type folks as it would hurt their agenda…
Biased column ever read. Spend some time and read 22 vows of Ambedkar.
Buddhism is not an offshoot of Hinduism., Buddhism is existing since more than 2300 year before Hinduism.
‘offshoot of Hinduism!? Buddhism grew as a resistance to Bramhinism! The Print please mend your ways. We already have enough fence-sitters.
Yes. You are right.
Avi donga namaskaralu. Ati Vinayak nakkala quality.
The writer has embarked on a journey to demean the entire struggle of this great man for creating a just equitable and humane society and for this he had to set an example by abandoning the religion which he thought cannot be reformed. It is a deliberate attempt to create mischief by attributing the perception made popular by brahmnical intelligensia as Ambedkar’s thoughts on religion. In his ” Buddha and Karl Marx” he has criticized marxism that the objective in marxism is to attain equality through proletariat dictatorship . While the objective to bring equality is a just one but after the objective is fulfilled how would the people be governed, can the order in the society be maintained through perpetual violence . He gave the example of buddhism where the same objective of equality is attained but the order in the society is maintained voulantarily by understanding the core principle of compassion for every being built in the fundamental structure of the universe or the tathagat truth. Thus the means to achieve equality in marxism was attacked by Ambedkar because he believed that atheism advocated by marxism will build an immoral society for which perpetual state violence to prevent anarchy will lead to loss of precious life and property. Thus Ambedkar’s like for Buddha’s dhamma which is a way of life and not religion was mischievously attributed as his love for dharma as it is meant religion in Hinduism. Secondly the writer uses hinduism and buddhism as if they are interchangeable. Dr Ambedkar has used his entire energy in building the argument that the two beliefs are conflicting in nature and the voilence that resulted in revolution and then counter revolution in the process of their evolution. He has justified his understanding of the hindu scriptures despite his poor sanskrit because he relied on the translated works of Max Muller whose understanding of Indic languages is beyond doubt. Thus Ambedkar can be hardly thought of suggesting sanskrit to be important except to unravel the script of unjustness in the scriptures. He considered pali language to be far more worthy to write a lexicon on it.
It is a great disservice to Baba Saheb that such an article got published on his anniversary. I do understand such kind of knowledge production is necessary during the elections but I would request The Print as well as the writer not to spread such kind of flawed arguments about Baba Saheb for their own political gain. Throughout his life Baba Saheb protested against Hinduism. It was brahamnical form of Hinduism which had spread a disease like caste system which in a country like India has poisoned all religions. By calling Buddhism as similar to Hinduism, I think author is neither fluent with the foundations of Buddhism nor the reasons of Baba Saheb’s conversion. Buddhism and Jainism were founded to oppose Hinduism which created hierarchies in the society. By saying that Buddhism is similar to Hinduism it negates its heterogeneity and this is what this govt has been trying to do for very long. In Vol 5, chapter 7 of the text Dr. BabaSaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches, titled Away from the Hindus, Dr. Ambedkar states the reason for “abandonment of Hinduism” by Untouchables at a Conference of the Mahars in Bombay on 31st May, 1936. The chapter also argues why this conversion was necessary and how Hindu Community was “shaken to its foundation”. The word Dalit means “Oppression” or “broken” which was given by Dalit Panthers Party to define oppression of untouchables by Hindus. When the whole foundation of Dalit movement is based on the opposition of Hinduism how does writer is coming to a conclusion that one can be Hindu Nationalist and Ambedakarite too? (This space is too small to argue all arguments of the writer)
Ambedkar favored ONLY Dharmic religions.
Ambedkar was absolutely Anti-Islam & Anti-Christianity.
He makes this viciously clear in his final book “Pakistan or The Partition of India” – a much hated & censored book by Leftist-Communist-Ambedkarites who don’t want the truth of Ambedkar’s religiosity to be known by all Dalits.
Which post / honour did the Congress “ deny “ Babu Jagjivan Ram. If I am not mistaken, his ministerial career started even before 1947. Had a fabulous collection of diamonds. Let us not create this mythology of the Congress denying the PM’s post to all and sundry and committing a hanging offence. Have not read Dr Ambedkar’s views about Hinduism, but some of it was quite colourful. Not easy to appropriate him as an icon.
Read 22 vows by Ambedkar …
Then why he wanted his followers to adopt Buddhism despite Hinduism
I think you need to read ambedkar’s views on secularism as well as religious conversion as well….that is not focused on by the JNU type folks as it would hurt their agenda…