Bhim Rao Ambedkar
The Government of India and the self appointed official exploitors of Dalit-vote-bank in India celebrate his 115th birthday on this 14th April. Sad it is to see his ill made statuette or bust errected in almost every city, and mostly in slums!
One question that has remained unanswered to me is the licence that so called Heros of Dalit/Minority vote bank have awarded to themselves to use Dr. Ambedkars name, without qualifying a tittle bit to use it?
Dr. Ambedkar made his intention to convert known years before he actually converted to Buddhism . It is a well known fact that he was approached by Muslims and Christians to convert to their respective creeds and his reply to them was that he would only like to convert to a religion that is indigenous to the land of India. In other words he did not hide his contempt towards these forcible imports! He also made it very clear that he was converting to Buddhism not because he had any disregard towards Hinduism, rather he wanted to shock Hindu society to wake up and tackle the menace of castism, which was one single cause of erosion of Hindu society, in its entire history.
I'am equally surprised to see Dr. Ambedkar sitting next to Lord Budha in new Budhist temples and Dalit houses, as if this convert was an avtar of the lord Budha himself?
Isn't it funny?
One question that has remained unanswered to me is the licence that so called Heros of Dalit/Minority vote bank have awarded to themselves to use Dr. Ambedkars name, without qualifying a tittle bit to use it?
Dr. Ambedkar made his intention to convert known years before he actually converted to Buddhism . It is a well known fact that he was approached by Muslims and Christians to convert to their respective creeds and his reply to them was that he would only like to convert to a religion that is indigenous to the land of India. In other words he did not hide his contempt towards these forcible imports! He also made it very clear that he was converting to Buddhism not because he had any disregard towards Hinduism, rather he wanted to shock Hindu society to wake up and tackle the menace of castism, which was one single cause of erosion of Hindu society, in its entire history.
I'am equally surprised to see Dr. Ambedkar sitting next to Lord Budha in new Budhist temples and Dalit houses, as if this convert was an avtar of the lord Budha himself?
Isn't it funny?
posted by Shyam | 1:16 am
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