 “All Human Beings are of Equal Status Since Birthâ€: Caste, Inequality and B.R. Ambedkar’s Universal Claim for Human EqualityVivek Kumar Yadav, Shomik Dasgupta and Bharath Kumar Indian Journal of Human Development, 2020, vol. 14, issue 3, 481-492 Abstract: Focusing on caste-based oppression, B.R. Ambedkar made a universal claim for human equality and dignity which appeared long before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Taking the case of the Mahad movement, we argue that Ambedkar developed a significant egalitarian approach by pointing out how the caste system perpetuated existing inequalities. This article, specifically, aims to explore two central questions: first, what was the central focus of Ambedkar’s concerns at Mahad? Second, how can these concerns then provide a better understanding of his approach, with inequality and articulation of human equality and dignity? This article concludes that Ambedkar offered a distinct anti-caste philosophy and charted out a new path of civic and social liberation. His actions had moral philosophical implications for the question, what it fundamentally means to be a human, and what are the social processes that lead to the coming of an egalitarian society. From this philosophical standpoint, Ambedkar formulated the ethics of everyday social life. Keywords: B.R. Ambedkar; caste system; inequality; ethics; equality; Mahad movement (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:inddev:v:14:y:2020:i:3:p:481-492 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Indian Journal of Human Development |
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