Caste is a state of mind. It is a disease of mind. The teachings of the Hindu religion are the root cause of this disease. We practice casteism and we observe Untouchability because we are enjoined to do so by the Hindu religion. A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.
B. R. AmbedkarI measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
B. R. AmbedkarFor an individual as well as a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily. To fight in a battle and live in glory is one mode. To beat a retreat, to surrender and to live the life of a captive is also a mode of survival.
B. R. AmbedkarFor an individual as well as for a society, there is a gulf between merely living and living worthily.
B. R. AmbedkarEquality may be a fiction but nonetheless one must accept it as a governing principle.
B. R. Ambedkar