Vol. 17, Part III · pages 21–25
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and His Egalitarian Revolution — Speeches
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68. 24-9-1941 Educated Persons should join 231
Military
69. Feb. 1942 I shall lay down my Life in 233
Defence of Our Land
70. 26-4-1942 Your Salvation must lie in your 234
Own Hands
71. 2-7-1942 The doors of my House would 238
always remain open to Friends
72. 12-7-1942 Struggle of Lowest Strata of 239
Society is Bound to help all
Sections of Working Class
73. 15-7-1942 If the Bottom-Most Stone is 240
shifted those above are to be
Shaken
74. 18/19-7- If Democracy dies it will be Our 242
1942 Doom
75. 20-7-1942 Educate, Agitate, Organize, Have 273
Faith and lose no hope
76. 20-7-1942 Progress of the Community is 277
Measured by Progress of women
77. 20-7-1942 I make Distinction between 284
Ahimsa and Meekness
78. 21-7-1942 I will Stand by you 291
79. 22-7-1942 I Yield to none in my desire for 292
the Freedom of this Country
80. 23-8-1942 I want the Reins of Government 294
in your Hands
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81. 3-11-1942 Present Disorders Harming only 296
Indians
82. 12-1-1943 Non-Brahmin Party should 298
Rebuild itself
83. 17-1-1943 Join Army, Navy and Air Forces 299
84. 2-5-1943 Gandhi and Jinnah should Retire 300
85. 10-5-1943 Poverty will not be Tolerated in 303
Post-war Period
86. 10-5-1943 Swaraj could be in hands of 304
Labour
87. 5-12-1943 Qualify for Enjoying the Rights 305
88. 31-1-1944 Scheduled Castes must Discard 306
Hinduism
89. 26-8-1944 “Now or Never” is the Question 308
before Scheduled Castes
90. 20-9-1944 Depressed Classes are not a part 310
of Hindu Community
91. 22-9-1944 I am no opponent of Nationalism 314
But……..
92. 23-9-1944 Unity is of Supreme Importance 319
93. 24-9-1944 I was far Ahead of …... Patriots 322
of India
94. 24-9-1944 Indian History is nothing but 334
Struggle between Buddhism and
Brahminism
95. 24-9-1944 Gandhi was Contented with 337
Provincial Autonomy
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96. 28-9-1944 We are the Makers of the Destiny 339
of this Country
97. 2-1-1945 Students should see that Degree 341
Carries Positive Knowledge
98. 3-1-1945 Lay the Foundation for a Regime 344
of Prosperity for the Poverty
stricken Millions of the Country
99. 3-1-1945 News Paper in a Modern 346
Democratic System is
Fundamental Basis of Good
Government
100. 7-4-1945 Scheduled Castes must organise 351
(People’s
Herald)
101. 6-5-1945 There should be Statutory 352
Commission for Aboriginal
Tribes
102. 20-5-1945 No Dispute over India’s goal of 357
Freedom
103. 3-10-1945 Make Deliberate attempt to make 359
man Politically Conscious
104. 30-11-1945 Action by Government in August 361
1942 was Justifiable
105. 16-1-1946 Gandhiji Declined 362
106. 17-2-1946 Scheduled Castes demands be 363
referred to an Impartial
International Tribunal
107. 12-3-1946 Depressed Classes Neglected 367
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108. 13-8-1946 The Scheduled Castes had been 368
(Jai Bheem) left where they were
109. 14-4-1947 I have Loyalty to our People also 369
to this Country
110. 25-9-1947 The Minority must always be 374
won over, it must Never be
Dictated to
111. 14-1-1948 Art of Public Speaking could be 384
Developed
112. 10-4-1948 Because of Divine Law of Manu or 385
Yajnavalkya, Hindu Society
was never able to repair itself
113. 24/25-4-
1948
Organise under One Leader, One
Party, One Programme
388
114. 16-1-1949 Progress of a Community always
Depends upon Education
395
115. 11-1-1950 The Hindu code was a Right Step
Towards a Civil code
396
116. 11-1-1950 We should Ensure that India is
not Enslaved again
397
117. 27-1-1950 Maharashtrians are More Sincere
More Duty Conscious to the
Nation
401
118. 2-5-1950 Religion no Longer be Inherited
but be Examined Rationally by
Everybody
402
119. 26-5-1950 Non-Believers should be
Converted to the Eight-Fold Path
404
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120. 6-6-1950 Buddhism Paved way for
Democracy and Socialistic
Pattern of Society
406
121. 29-9-1950 I shall Devote Rest of my Life to
the Revival and spread of
Buddhism
410
122. 26-12-1950 The Bill was Aimed at the Social
Advancement of Women
411
123. 12-6-1951 The Scheduled Castes should
give up Political Aloofness
412
124. 27-10-1951 I am like a Rock which does not
melt but Turns the Course of
Rivers
414
125. 28-10-1951 Failure of Parliamentary
Democracy will result in
Rebellion, Anarchy and
Communism
422
126. 28-10-1951 If our True Representatives are
not Elected, Independence will
be a Farce
429
127. 29-10-1951 Poor People must Unite
Separately to Achieve their
Purpose
438
128. 7-11-1951 ... Let us save our Kith and Kin 447
129. 20-11-1951 Why I did not Resign Earlier ? 449
130. 22-11-1951 Federation will not Give up its
Separate Political Entity
453
131. 24-11-1951 The Hindu Code Bill would
Improve Condition of Women
455