The Relevance Of Dr. Ambedkar And His Ideas On Social Justice In History Of Modern India

Abstract

The extraordinary journey of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is examined in this chapter, along with his experiences, philosophy, and conception of social justice, as well as its historical underpinnings, salient features, and obstacles to its realisation. It looks at the social environment in which he was raised—a community split by the harsh caste system, where people were kept in strict hierarchies and faced prejudice because of their birth. Ambedkar endured systematic humiliation, social marginalisation, opportunity denial, and caste-based prejudices from a young age. But rather of giving in to these injustices, he turned his personal hardships into a lifelong quest to question the current quo and support the underprivileged.