Essay on the babasaheb ambedkar enforcement of indian constitution in 300 words
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Babasaheb Ambedkar’s interest was mainly in social and political Rights of Dalits and other lower castes. He was the Dalit leader post-independence period of India. He was the representative of Untouchables.
B.R. Ambedkar’s Conversion to Buddhism
Dalit Buddhist movement is a movement by Dalits led by Babasaheb Ambedkar in India. It profoundly re-interpreted Buddhism and started a school of Buddhism called Navayana. The movement is socially and politically connected to and drawn from Buddhism. Ambedkar launched the movement in 1956 when nearly half a million Dalits joined him and converted to Navayana Buddhism
They collectively refused to follow Hinduism and contested caste system. Rights of Dalit communities were promoted. The movement also refused to follow the ideas of traditional, Theravada, Vajrayana, Mahayana which are the sects of Buddhism. New form of Buddhism taught by Babasaheb Ambedkar was pursued. It reinterpreted the Buddha’s religion in terms of social equality and class struggle.
After publishing several articles and books stating that Buddhism was the only way for Dalits to gain equality, on 14th October 1956 Ambedkar adopted Buddhism with lakhs of his supporters in a simple ceremony at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur, few weeks before his death. His conversion gave a new lens to the Dalits suffering caste system in India to view their Identity and redefine their place in the society.
His conversion was not impulsive. It was an inspiration for the country’s Dalit community to view life in a new way; it was absolute rejection of Hinduism and the dominance it came to characterize for lower caste. He declared that he was born as a Hindu but would not die as one, at a conference held in Nashik. For him, Hinduism had failed to secure human rights and continued caste discrimination.
Conclusion
As per Babasaheb, Buddhism directed man to the inward potentiality within inner self and trained mind to act righteously. His decision was grounded on firm belief that conversion could improve the social status of the so called ‘Lower classes’ of the country.