Vol. 17, Part II · pages 16–20

CONTENTS— Contd. Sr. No Subject Page (1) (2) (3) 8. Letter to Lord Pethick-Lawrence regarding 207 Statement issued by Cabinet Mission. 9. Clarification by Lord Pethick-Lawrence to 209 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. 10. Ambedkar finds Champion in Churchill 210 11. Hindu-Scheduled Castes Clashes in Bombay 211 12. Federation Executive resolves on Direct Action 215 13. Reactions to the British Cabinet Plan 223 Dr. Ambedkar’s protest to Churchill. 14. I am fighting for Rights of Scheduled Castes 224 15. Does the Indian National Congress represent the 225 Untouchables of India ? 16. I am a Greater Nationalist than Anybody else 238 17. Letter by Mr. Attlee to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 250 18. Protest letter of Dr. Ambedkar to Mr. Attlee 253 19. We may be conquered but we shall not Capitulate. 256 20. Letters by Lord Pethick-Lawrence to Mr. Attlee, 258 Prime Minister. 21. The Cabinet Mission and the Untouchables 263 22. Dr. Ambedkar’s Memorandum 277 23. Demand for “Political Independence” 278 24. Churchill-Ambedkar Talks 279 25. Restore the Separate Electorates 280 26. Dr. Ambedkar feels British will do Justice 281 27. Ascertain wishes of Minorities 283

CONTENTS— Contd. Sr. No. Subject Page (1) (2) (3) 28. “Dawn” on Ambedkar’s Political Mission to England. 285 Section—III ON BUILDING OF NATION AND ITS DEMOCRACY 1. Provincial Autonomy without responsibility 289 would be unwise. 2. Joint Vs. Separate Electorates : Dr. Ambedkar’s 290 Via Media. 3. Assurance will not be loss to Governor ; nor it 294 will be Gain to Congress. 4. It is Purely a Party Move, No National Purpose 299 5. We shall Wage relentless war to Introduce 300 Adult Franchise. 6. Mobilise against Federation 302 Turning Point in History of Nation. 7. Distributive System of Voting 305 8. Great Britain must be supported 306 9. Wisdom and Statesmanship will dawn to 314 Prevent India from being Divided into Two Parts. 10. Very Nebulous Plan 316 11. We can be a Nation only through Social 318 Amalagamation. 12. Subhas Chandra Bose meets Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 319 13. Meaning of the Congress Decision 320 14. Dr. Ambedkar’s Plan to solve Indian Crisis 324 Muslim demand Criticised. 15. Indians Destiny is bound up with the Victory of 328 Democracy.

CONTENTS— Contd. Sr. No. Subject Page (1) (2) (3) 16. How to end Indian Political Impasse 333 17. Jinnah’s Fears will have to be Allayed 335 18. First Proposal on Central Irrigation and 337 Waterways Advisory Board. 19. Both are making Serious Mistake 339 20. Sapru in the wrong 343 21. Control and utilise the Mahanadi to the Best 345 Advantage. 22. We must work in India for creating Co-operative 347 Spirit among all Parties. 23. Unless these points were cleared no lead on 349 Partition Issue. 24. Government of India will not recognise any 350 Princely State as Sovereign Independent. 25. Berar will revert to Nizam on August 15 353 26. If Boundary drawn is not Natural it will put the 355 Safety and Security of the People of India in great jeopardy. 27. Indian Citizens have equal Rights before the 358 Law. 28. One Official Language for Centre and Provinces 360 29. India and the British Commonwealth 361 30. Constitution and Constitutionalism 374 31. People in India would know their Fundamental 378 Rights. 32. What I say is that be Firm and Sincere 381

CONTENTS— Contd. Sr. No. Subject Page (1) (2) (3) 33. No use about Independent Foreign Policy 383 without Striking Power 34. U. S. A. inclined towards Pakistan 384 35. Retain English at any cost 385 36. ………One man’s Traffic in Public Affairs 386 37. Flood-Control : Use of Atomic Power 387 38. Strongly object creation of Monolithic 390 Monstrous States. 39. Ambedkar’s Recipe for Maharashtra 391 Section—IV INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR CONSTITUTIONS 1. Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha 395 2. Depressed Classes Institute 407 3. Independent Labour Party 413 4. Independent Labour Party : Wide Support 420 5. I have chosen Bombay as a Place for the College 423 for Three Reasons 6. The People’s Education Society Mumbai 429 7. Appeal by the Hon’ble Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on 442 behalf of the People’s Education Society 8. A Social Centre for the Untouchables in Bombay 445 9. Constitution of All India Scheduled Castes 455 Federation 10. The Buddhist Society of India 478

CONTENTS— Contd. Sr. No. Subject Page ( 1 ) (2) (3) APPENDICES Appendix—I : Constitution of the All India 487 Scheduled Castes Students’ Federation. Appendix—II : The Position of women in 495 Hinduism and Buddhism. Appendix—III : The Cabinet Mission 499 Appendix—IV : Interviews of Jagjiwan Ram, 505 Radhanath Das and Prithvi Singh before Cabinet Mission Appendix—V : Poona Satyagraha 506 Appendix—VI : Gandhi Dis-franchised 520 Untouchables by forcing Poona Pact. Appendix—VII : Under-Privileged in India sold 523 to oppressors. Appendix—VIII : The Bihar Provincial 529 Depressed Classes League. Appendix—IX : What about the States ? 533 Appendix X : Ambedkar Urges States to join 536 Indian Union. Appendix XI : Activities of the Bahishkrit 540 Hitkarini Sabha at Bombay. Appendix XII : People’s Education Society’s 544 Institutions. Appendix XIII : A letter to H. H. Sayajirao 546 Gaikwad. DISCOUNT POLICY ON SALE OF VOLUMES