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as Shri D. S. Chavan, Librarian, Vidhan Bhavan Library, and Shri S. S. Rege and Shri Shrikant Talwatkar, Librarian Siddharth College, Bombay, who made me available the required books i.e. official copy of the Hindu Code to reproduce the relevant material for this volume ; * From Shri B. M. Ambhaikar, of Bombay and Shri D. C. Ahir of Delhi whose suggestions have immensely helped me in this volume ; Shri D. K. Ramteke, who spared his copy of Government of India’s Hindi Book on Hindu Code and Prof. Pramod Ramteke, who spared his painting of Dr. Ambedkar for this volume ; * From Shri P. S. More, Director ; Shri P. L. Purkar, Deputy Director and Shri A. C. Sayyad, Manager of the Government Printing and Stationery, Government of Maharashtra for their careful printing of this volume. * From Dr. Keshavrao Phalke and Shri T. B. Sen, Deputy Secretaries and Shri J. M. Abhyankar, Deputy Director of Education, Greater Bombay, for their help in administrative matter, and the staff working under me comprising of Shri Ravindra Sutar, Smt. Sumitra Nevrekar and Smt. Shalaka Tambe for their zeal and faithful assistance in typing, proof reading and other office work entrusted to them. Bombay: (VASANT MOON) November 28, 1995. Officer on Special Duty. (xii) DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES

TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages Preface : Hon’ble Shri Manohar Joshi, Chief Minister of Maharashtra ... (v) Editorial ... (vii) PART ONE SECTION I Hindu Code Bill referred to Select Committee (17th November 1947 to 9th April 1948) ... 1-42 SECTION II The Draft Hindu Code Bill by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar along with the then existing Hindu Code as amended by the Select Committee ... 43-226 SECTION III Discussion on the Hindu Code after return of the Bill from the Select Committee (11th February 1949 to 14th December 1950) ... 227-786 PART TWO SECTION IV Hindu Code Bill (Clause by Clause Discussion) ... 789-1312 ANNEXURE I Statement by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in Parliament in explanation of his resignation from the Cabinet ... 1315-1327 ANNEXURE II Hindu Code Bill and its purpose—By Dharmadeo Vidyavachaspati in Hindi ... 1329-1373 INDEX ... 1375-1385

DR. AMBEDKAR AND THE HINDU CODE BILL 1 SECTION I HINDU CODE BILL REFERRED TO SELECT COMMITTEE 17th NOVEMBER 1947 TO 9th APRIL 1948

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