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Ambedkar Summary 3
Dr. Ambedkar: A Social Reformer
Through the Magnifier of Antonio Gramsci

SAVITA V. DEOGIRKAR
Lecturer in English,
Adarsha Mahavidyalaya, Dhamangaon (Rly) Distt: Amravati (M.S.)

Abstract
A Champion of Human Rights, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was a multi dimensional personality. He was a great thinker, a philosopher, a true revolutionist, a prolific writer and at the top a devoted reformer. If studied and analyzed his noble saga to fight against Castes’ and untouchability through the magnifier of Antonio Gramsci, a German philosopher of 1940’s, he could be hailed as an ‘organic intellectual.’ His undeniable reforms in annihilating Caste, his views regarding women empowerment, his Dalit movement are really credible moves to wage a counter revolution against Hindu Religion. At the same time he tried to restructure his chosen religion to meet the needs of Dalit community. The noble cause to have unification of caste was one of the constitutional features of Democracy which he propagated that label him as a precursor of Social Democracy to meet the present day situation. The operation of caste, his views on Women’s oppression, his reinterpretation of the role of the monk proves him to be a social reformer that warrant a close examination of his biography and his lion’s share to set a perfect platform for World’s biggest Democratic country none other than India. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Liberty, Equality and Fraternity Educate, Agitate and Organize!”
This great message was spread all over the world by an architect of Indian Constitution none other than Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. A statue of a man having a book under his left hand and an index finger of a right hand pointing towards a Parliament Building is very familiar for all the Indians. But for the children it is the matter of curiosity of what that book was. That was a book


References: 1) Aditi Misra. The Political Philosophy of Antonio Gramsci. Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi, 1991.p.116. 2) Ibid. 116. 3) Rahi Gaikwad. “Need for Feminists to reclaim Ambedkar seen.” The Hindu. January 10, 2010. 4) Subhash C. Kashyap. Our Constitution: An Introduction to India’s Constitution and Constitutional Law. National Book Trust, India. 1994.p. 93. 5) An Essay on rethinking on Democracy. www.preservearticles.com/.../rethinking-on-democracy.html 6) Buddhism17-25.pdf p.20
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