Why did ambedkar clash with mahatma during civil disobedience?
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There are several reasons behind clash of Dr. Ambedkar with Gandhi—
Gandhi opposed separate electorate for Dalits in 1932, whereas he accepted separate electorates given to Muslim, Sikh etc as decided by British government at that time. The reasons behind it (as stated by Gandhi) is he didn't want to divide Hindu community. This clash leads to satyagraha by Gandhi at Pune's Yerwada jail and then “Poona pact” with Ambedkar. Due to this pact, dalit political quest for real representation ended. Because of this pact Dalit candidates favoured by majority community gets elected on reserved seat these days, not the real one.
Ambedkar never believed that independence was gained by Gandhi's efforts. He thought it was Subhash Chandra Bose, whose efforts compelled British to leave India. It is also evident that British had reasons to favour Gandhi's nonviolent movement as compared to violent movements by revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose which leads to death of many British Officers.
Ambedkar in his interview with BBC stated that Gandhi wrote differently about dalit in the local language newspapers (in this case Gujarati) as compared to English(can be read internationally). He also once said that Gandhi showed him his real fangs. Ambedkar refused to call Gandhi as Mahatma.
Gandhi called himself leader of all oppressed communities including dalits. Whereas Ambedkar was himself victim of caste based discrimination and untouchablity. Its would be derogatory to say Gandhi represented dalits more than Ambedkar.
Gandhi once suggested to divide dalits among Hindus and Muslims. Ambedkar as a leader and part of untouchables had strong reasons to oppose his views.
Beside all these clashes, after independence, both leader came together for the betterment of nation
Gandhi opposed separate electorate for Dalits in 1932, whereas he accepted separate electorates given to Muslim, Sikh etc as decided by British government at that time. The reasons behind it (as stated by Gandhi) is he didn't want to divide Hindu community. This clash leads to satyagraha by Gandhi at Pune's Yerwada jail and then “Poona pact” with Ambedkar. Due to this pact, dalit political quest for real representation ended. Because of this pact Dalit candidates favoured by majority community gets elected on reserved seat these days, not the real one.
Ambedkar never believed that independence was gained by Gandhi's efforts. He thought it was Subhash Chandra Bose, whose efforts compelled British to leave India. It is also evident that British had reasons to favour Gandhi's nonviolent movement as compared to violent movements by revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose which leads to death of many British Officers.
Ambedkar in his interview with BBC stated that Gandhi wrote differently about dalit in the local language newspapers (in this case Gujarati) as compared to English(can be read internationally). He also once said that Gandhi showed him his real fangs. Ambedkar refused to call Gandhi as Mahatma.
Gandhi called himself leader of all oppressed communities including dalits. Whereas Ambedkar was himself victim of caste based discrimination and untouchablity. Its would be derogatory to say Gandhi represented dalits more than Ambedkar.
Gandhi once suggested to divide dalits among Hindus and Muslims. Ambedkar as a leader and part of untouchables had strong reasons to oppose his views.
Beside all these clashes, after independence, both leader came together for the betterment of nation
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