Question

How did BR Ambedkar try to improve conditions of the depressed class? mntn 3 points

Answer 1

BR Ambedkar wanted to end untouchability, caste discrimination and the exploitation of the harijans.
He founded several journals to spread his message. Between 1927 and 1932, he led his followers in a series of non-violent campaigns to assert the right of the untouchables to enter temples and draw water from public wells.

Answer 2

BR Ambedkar tried to improve the conditions of the

depressed classes in the ‘ following ways:

a. The Dalit leaders demanded reserved seats in the

educational institutions and separate electorates

so that would be getting seats in the legislative

councils and thus politically empowered. The

Dalits believed that these are the only ways

through which they will be treated equally in the

society.

b. In the second Round Table Conference Dr. B.R.

Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the

Dalits.

c. Later on, Ambedkar accepted Gandhian view and

in the Poona pact the depressed class people were

given the reserved seats in the provincial and the

central legislative council election but to be voted

in by the general electorate.