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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Revolutionary Social Reformer 35

We should pledge to read about Babasaheb, and think over his
lessons. You will get a new direction for living your life and a
new inspiration for overcoming your own difficulties from the
life of this great person.

I had the good fortune to read and do research on
Babasaheb. I come from a marginalized family myself and hence
I can empathize with the pain.

Babasaheb always fought for the truth, but there was no
place for hatred in his life. He wanted to join society, not
fragment it. He commented upon society, warned it, but never
fragmented it. His struggle for equality and harmony was
lifelong. Whether it was the issue of entry to the Kalaram Temple
or making the water of the Chavadar Lake available to all, his
programmes were always oriented towards social unity. These
campaigns spurred from his great love for society. A close
examination of Babasaheb’s work will only reveal harmony; his
rage was only towards attaining this harmony.

A Dedicated Life
The intelligent usually earn a lot of money. Only those who

are obsessed with social welfare can give their all to society.
Our country has seen several presidents, many of whom we
are not even able to recall. However, everyone remembers
Mahatma Gandhi, who never contested any election or occupied
the office of President. That was the time of such obsessed
people. Gandhiji was one such person who was obsessed with
the country. He could have used his intelligence to earn money
for himself, but he was obsessively dedicated to the nation.
Hence, he became immortal and also transferred his obsession
onto many others.

Prince Siddharth had all that life could offer – A rich
kingdom, a beautiful wife Yashodhara and a bonny child. But
he was obsessed and this obsession took him away from his
royal life and led him to being worshipped as Lord Buddha.

Similarly, Babasaheb obtained his higher degrees of
education from England and could have achieved a high
standing in life, but he abandoned it. In spite of being a barrister,