Vol. 17, Part III · pages 46–50

17PEOPLE CEMENTED............INDEPENDENT to the above dates, either without seeing the Report or without having studied it. Such a situation if it were to materalise will render the Congress futile. We must, therefore, guard against such a contingency and the dates of the Congress ought to be changed. For this purpose our Reception Committee met on 20th and fixed the 8th and 9th of August 1930 as the dates for our Congress. We may also have time for the Subject Committee to meet and according to the suggestion of Dr. Ambedkar on Reception Committee invite all our leaders to be in Nagpur on the 7th, a day previous to the meeting. No doubt these dates being holidays will suit to our leaders to attend the Session. It has also been decided by the Provincial Reception Committee from the opinions received that Social, Educational, Youth and Women’s Conferences’ should also be held along with the Congress and that Rao Sahib Rama Charana, B. A., L. L. B., Advocate, MLC (U. P.) of Lucknow, Rao Sahib V. I. Munishwamy Pillay, F. M. U. M. T. C. (Madras) of Ottacamund, Mr. M. B. Mullick, M. A., B. L., Advocate, MLC (Bengal) of Calcutta and Shreematee Gunabai Gadekar of Poona should be invited to preside over the Conferences in the order they have been mentioned above and I have the pleasure to inform you that they have accepted the offers. Separate Reception Committees have been formed for each of these Conferences and 10th and 11th have been appointed for them. Depressed Classes all over India are earnestly requested to send their delegates to make the Congress and the Conferences successful. The names of delegates, draft resolutions will be sent to the Secretary of the All India Depressed Classes Congress Office, Vishram Hall, Nagpur City. Nagpur City I remain, The 20th June, 1930 Yours most sincerely, Hardas L. N. Secretary.” 1 1: Surwade. Pp. 99-100

18 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES The Committee had declared the Various Conferences on this Occasion as Follow : ALL INDIA DEPRESSES CLASSES CONGRESS WILL BE HELD AT Nagpur City (CENTRAL PROVINCES) In the Orange Market Building On Friday and Saturday,the 8th and 9th August 1930 at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Under The Presidentship of DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR M. A., Ph. D., D.Sc. Bar at-Law, M. L. C. of Bombay. The Reception Committee will meet on 7-8-1930. THE PROPOSED CONGRESS IS CONVENED (1) to settle the attitude of the Depressed Classes towards the political movement now going on in India (2) to settle the attitude of the Depressed Classes towards the recommendations of the Simon Commission. (3) to settle the formation of All India Body to voice the Sentiments of the Depressed Classes on all problems arising in the country from time to time. RECEPTION COMMITTEE President :- T. C. Sakhare, Nagpur. Vice-President :-D. L. Patil, Bela. Treasurer :- B. S. Sawaitul. Nagpur. Secretaties :- L. K. Ogle, M. L.C. Amravati. Hardas L. N. Kamptee. P. K. Vhatkar, Amravoti. S. G. Rahate, Wadgawn. H. D. Behade, Nagpur. * * * SOCIAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD Under the Presidentship of RAO SAHIB RAMCHARANA, B. A. LL. B. Advocate. M.L.C. [UP] of Luckhnow On Sunday the 10th August 1930, At 8 A.M. RECEPTION COMMITTEE Chairman :-Kisan Fagu Bandsode Patil, Nagpur, Secretaries : D. M. Nagrare, Nagpur. S. G. Jadhav, M. T. Godghate, Nagpur. N. U. Athe, Raipur. * * *

19PEOPLE CEMENTED............INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE Will be held Under the Presidentship of Rao Sahib V. I. Munishwamy Pillai F. M. U. M. L. C. (Madras) of Ottacamund on Sunday the 10th August 1930, At 2 P. M. RECEPTION COMMITTEE Chairman :- J. G. Sonone, Amrawoti Secretaries :- CM. Somkuwar, Nagpur. V. D. Makesar, Yaotmal. R. S. Khandare, Akola. * * * YOUTH CONFERENCE Will be held Under The Presidentship of MR. M.B. MULLICK, M. A. B. L. Advocate, M. L. C. (Bengal) of Calcutta on Monday the 11th August 1930, At 8 P. M. RECEPTION COMMITTEE Chairman :- R. M. Borkar, Nagpur. Secretaties :-D. B. Barse, Nagpur. R. S. Mandavdhare, Akola, G. G. Geaaini Anjangaon Bari. * * * WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Will be Held Under the Presidentship of Sw. Gunabai Gadekar of Poona on Monday the 11th August 1930 AT 2 P. M. RECEPTION COMMITTEE Chairman :-Sw. Shevantabai Ogle, Amraoti, Secretaries:Tulsabai Bandsode Patil, Jaibai Chawdhary, Nagpur, Kashibai Mandawdhare, Akola. N. B. CHANGES IF ANY IN THE PROGRAMME, WILL BE PUBLISHED AT THE TIME.

20 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES The arrangement for stay of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was made in the Bungalow of Abdulbhai Khakar, which was near to the Governor’s Bungalow. But Dr. B. R. Ambedkar refused to stay there and preferred to stay with other leaders. The venue of the conference was Vyankatesh theatre.* A large pandal was erected near the Cotton Market for the accommodation of the guests. Along with this Conference, Social, Educational, Youth & Human Conferences were also held. Mr. P. N. Rajbhoj was the president of the Social Conference while Mr. Dashrath Patil was the chairman of the Reception Committee. Mrs. Shewantabai Ogale, Amravati was the chairperson of the reception committee of the women’s conference while Mrs. Tulsabai Bansode, Nagpur, Mrs. Jaibai Choudhari, Nagpur, Mrs. Kashibai Mandaodhare, Akola were the secretaries. Adv. Shivdayalsingh from Lucknow presided over the youth Conference and Raghvendrarao Borkar was chairman of the Reception Committee. Importance of this Congress : ‘All India Depressed Classes Congress’ played a historical role for the political upliftment of Untouchables. Firstly, it was the maiden conference which united all the Untouchable classes from India under a single banner. Secondly, for the first time the Untouchable leaders accepted the leadership of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and they submitted their political demands on all-India level jointly. Thirdly, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was elected as the leader of Untouchables unanimously to represent them in the proposed Round Table Conference to be held at London. Fourthly, all-India level organization of the Untouchables was established and lastly, the milestone of the planned political life of the Untouchables was laid. In short, the first page of out caste India’s freedom struggle was written by this Conference of the Untouchables who were deprived of basic human rights for ages. In all, thirteen resolutions were passed unanimously in this Conference. * Later on, it was known as Shyam Talkies.

21PEOPLE CEMENTED............INDEPENDENT “DEPRESSED CLASSES CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS. The All-India Depressed Classes’ Congress which met in its first Session at Nagpur on 8th August 1930 under the presidentship of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar M. A., Ph. D., D. Sc, Barat-Law, M. L. C. of Bombay, passed the following resolutions :— 1. This Congress unhesitatingly declares that the idea of independence declared by the Indian National Congress is bound to be disastrous and detrimental to the interests of India and therefore dissociates itself from that ideal. In the opinion of this Congress the idea of Dominion Status is best suited to the conditions of India. Immediate Dominion Status 2. In the matter of the immediate realisation of the goal of Dominion Status, this Congress has no objection for the transfer of Executive Responsibility in all matters except those in which the immediate transfer of control is impracticable for reasons of administrative efficiency, provided the following safeguards for the safety and security of the interests of the Depressed Classes are introduced in the constitution of India :— (1) Adequate representation in all the Legislatures of the country, Central as well as Provincial ; (2) Reservation in adequate proportion in the Public Services of the country. 3. Right of appeal to the Secretary of State in cases of neglect in matters of Education, Local Self-Government and other rights and interests of the Depressed Classes, the Secretary of State having the right to certify on the consideration of such appeal any provision in the Budget or in any enactment as he may deem necessary and sufficient and his certificate to be binding upon the Executive in India Provincial or Central. Inhuman Conduct 4. As the Orthodox Classes have failed to secure the confidence of the Depressed Classes by a real change in their inhuman conduct towards them and as they have not shown readiness to consent to the safeguards for the Depressed Classes in the future constitution of. India and as the Depressed Classes believe that no political constitution of India acceptable to all can