Both Mahatma Gandhi and B.R.Ambedkar had their own justifications regarding the upliftment of Dalits.Explain.
Both Mahatma Gandhi and B.R Ambedkar were just in their own arguments with regard to upliftment of the Dalits.
a. While Gandhi wanted the upper caste to change their heart towards the dalits and give up the practice of untouchability.
b. Gandhi launched Satyagraha to fight for the just treatment for dalits, to secure their entry into temples, to have access to public services.
c. Ambedkar on the other hand sought reservation for them in educational institutions, separate electorates. For him, political empowerment was the only way of achieving upliftment for dalits.
They may have argued for different roads to progress and for eliminating untouchability but both leaders were against this age old tradition which they rightly argued was inimical to democracy.