Dr.BR.Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary is celebrated with great zeal today. All political parties and even small politicians are competing to celebrate Ambedkar birth anniversary and own the legacy of the great soul as champions of poor and downtrodden.
Ambedkar who campaigned against social discrimination was Independent India's first law minister and the principal architect of the Constitution of India. He never believed in caste differences and never branded anyone as SC,BC,Dalits etc but current politicians for their political gains started dividing the society on caste,creed and religion basis.
Ambedkar who suggested reservations for the benefit of the poor and deprived lot, recommended only cap for 10 years but politicians for their own petty politics decided to extend it again and again. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi used to be great souls,freedom fighters and champions of poor and down trodden.
However Ambedkar had many differences with Mahatma Gandhi. Many historians revealed that while Gandhi used non violent protests, Ambedkar believed in taking legal recourse to fight oppression against dalits. Both however agreed after signing Poona Pact at Yerawada Jail in 1932.
Gandhi tried his best to eradicate untouchability in the Hindu society and many times did balancing act durng the freedom struggle, Ambedkar concentrated only on single cause of fighting against oppression. There were several months of cohesion between Dr. Ambedkar and Gandhiji after the Poona Pact, but the latter was rather dissatisfied towards the end by the way Independence was achieved for the country.
Ambedkar had greater confidence in impartiality of law than Gandhi himself. Ambedkar devised his protests in such way that compelled Brithsers to act in a different manner.
