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| Biographies of Great Indians & Hindus |
Dr.B.R.AMBEDKAR |
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| ‘Mook
Nayak’(The Leader of the Dumb)To proclaim
and to bring to light the humiliations suffered by the ‘untouchalbes’ and to
fight for equal rights, a periodical called ‘Mook Nayak’ was started. Ambedkar
gave his support to it. He wrote in the first issued of this paper, "The Hindu
Society is like a tower of many stories. It has neither a ladder nor a door to go
out…. A Society which believes the God exists even in inanimate things, also says
that people who are a part of that very society should not be touched!’
By this time there were signs that the Hindu Society was beginning tounderstand that ‘untouchability’ is unjust. Sahu Maharaj of Kolhapur made arrangements for the free education of the ‘untouchables’ and secured jobs for many of them. In 1924, Veer Savarkar, a great fighter for freedom, was released from the Andaman prison; he also began to fight against ‘untouchability’. Mahatma Gandhi also was taking practical steps to wipe out ‘untouchability’.
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