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Opening · a restatement
B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi were the two prominent leaders during India's freedom struggle and both of them worked towards social upliftment of masses.
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| Differences in approach of B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi for social upliftment | |
|---|---|
| Approach of B.R. Ambedkar | Approach of Gandhi |
| 1. Annihilation of caste as the only way for shunning the discrimination. | 1. Reformation of Caste system and didn't accept complete annihilation. |
| 2. Western Education was proposed as a primary tool for upliftment. | 2. Traditional education and education of vedas was proposed. |
| 3. Intercaste marriages were encouraged for decreasing discrimination. | 3. Interdining , Performing menial jobs by themselves were proposed to fight discrimination. |
| 4. Believed in rapid industrialisation for creating jobs, reduced discrimination | 4. Was not in favour of industrialisation. |
| 5. Rejected Hinduism as he said Hinduism has origins of caste and took up Buddhism. | 5. Didn't reject Hinduism but proposed changes to some elements of caste system. |
| 6. Bahishkrit Hitakarni Sabha was started for their upliftment. | 6. Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for the upliftment of Backward classes. |
Close · a summary
Though both the leaders differed in their approaches, both of them advocated the abolition of untouchability, discrimination towards backward classes.
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