Ganesh Kumar BaskarAIR 7 · CSE 2019 · 158 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
B.R. Ambedkar the chairman of constitution drafting committee had a holistic approach to social justice.
Social justice is defined as the concept of equality and equity applied to the social status of individuals.
Body · points
Contributions of Ambedkar
(1) Linked social justice with political and economical justice. → concluded that social justice is not possible without the other 2.
(2) He said that government intervention was essential to establish social justice. eg. Reservation for SC/ST.
(3) He said that social justice can be based on various criteria like gender, caste, occupation.
(4) Unlike Gandhiji, he argued that social justice is possible only in cities. He said villages were cesspools of ignorance and casteism.
(5) Gave property rights and education rights as the panacea for attaining social justice.
→ eg. Property rights of inheritance for women.
→ eg. Reservation in education for SC/ST.
Close · a summary
The concept of social justice given by Ambedkar in our preamble holds good even in our current situation.