Ishan BhatnagarAIR 5 · CSE 2025 · 196 wordsTheir whole copy
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's call for "annihilation of caste" is a radical agenda that seeks not the reformation of caste system but rather the dismantling of caste as a basis of social stratification.
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Inference for contemporary social reform movements
1.> Re-establishing Dalit identity - imbuing it with element of pride & solidarity around history of shared oppression.
2.> Ambedkarite critique of theories of karma and transmigration → pointed out the scriptural subordination of lower caste.
He pointed out that emancipation could not be achieved by sanskritisation alone.
3.> Endogamy as basis of caste system → to be
dismantled through inter-caste marriages.
Contemporary movements must - (i) Contest challenges to Special Marriage Act, and
(ii) advocate for greater safety and protection of inter-caste couples.
4.> caste as an impediment to national solidarity (Ambedkar) → contemporary movements to pursue social justice as a constitutional cause under broad national identity of civic nationalism.
5.> Emancipation through education | Enshrined in the motto "educate, agitate, organize" → contemporary movements to ensure accessible education, and ensure dissolution of systemic biases highlighted by Rohit Vemula's suicide.
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Hence, Dr Ambedkar's vision continues to guide present day efforts at social reform like #DalitLivesMatter movement (Yengde)