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O aL aL 1odak Mandal Conference Lahore
O ollLlcal Plndus may flnd lL an lnsulL LhaL Ambedkar ls presldlng because he ls AnLlCandhl
O amdas clarlfles LhaL Lhe 8rahmln ls Lhe guru of Lhe remalnlng 3 varnas ln hls uas 8odh saylng
LhaL lL does noL maLLer how quallfled one ls a Plndu may noL accepL hlm as a guru lf he ls noL
8rahmln
O Ambedkar lnLenLlonally kepL hlmself away from Lhe Plndus and accepLed Lhls lnvlLaLlon agalnsL
hls own wlll Lhe only reason he accepLed ls because Lhe Mandal lnvlLed and Lhe occaslon ls a
cause for soclal reform whlch has appealed Lo hlm
O nly offerlng hls vlews noL sure lf Lhey wlll help solve Lhe problem
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CrlLlcs of soclal reform fall lnLo Lwo dlsLlncL classes
4 ollLlcal reformers
4 oclallsLs
-o soclal efflclency no permanenL progress
Plndu socleLy was bound by evll cusLoms efforL Lo eradlcaLe
-aLlonal Congress oclal conference
ueflned weak polnLs ln Lhe pollLlcal
organlzaLlon of lndla
emoved weak polnLs ln Lhe soclal
organlzaLlon of Plndu ocleLy
ueveloped lnLo ollLlcal eform arLy ueveloped lnLo oclal eform arLy
Iery large number of supporLers
congress had Lhe power Lo suppress
Lhe oclal Conference and Lhey dld
LamenLed LhaL Lhe ma[orlLy of
educaLed Plndus focused on pollLlcal
advancemenL dldn'L care abouL soclal
reform
Leadershlp of Mr 1llak 8onner[l's
speech ln 1892 condescendlng Lo
Conference
maller number of supporLers faded
ouL ln 1890's due Lo enmlLy
lnlLlally
4 8oLh parLles held Lhelr annual sesslons aL Lhe same andal
4 Jorked as 2 wlngs of one common acLlvlLy
LaLer
4 nmlLy conLroversy
4 hould soclal reform precede pollLlcal reform?
4 Congress ouLnumbered oclal reform LhreaLened Lo burn Lhelr andal should Lhey
sLarL a new one
Ambedkar analyzes 8onner[l's speech (refers Lo lL as funeral oraLlon of oclal conference) (p 32)
says LhaL many people were happy LhaL Congress won buL does lL prove LhaL soclal reform has
no bearlng on pollLlcal reform? uld Lhe vlcLory go Lo Lhose who were rlghL? ls 8onner[l rlghL?
4 resenLs Lhe argumenLs for oclal reform from Lhe perspecLlve of Lhe unLouchable
O esLrlcLlon of Lhe eshwas under MaraLha rule black Lhread broom poL
esLrlcLlons on 8alals 1928alpur lncldenL wlLh ghee and fleelng Plndus
O oses quesLlons Lo pollLlcally mlnded Plndus Are you flL for power even Lhough
you don'L allow unLouchables Lo use a publlc school/ publlc wells/ Lo wear
ornamenLs and apparel Lhey llke/Lo eaL any food Lhey llke?
O ne counLry ls noL flL Lo rule anoLher counLry [usL as one class ls noL flL Lo rule
anoLher class
O 1here are Lwo Lypes of soclal reform
eform of Lhe Plndu lamlly
Jldow remarrlage chlld marrlage
eorganlzaLlon and reconsLrucLlon of Lhe Plndu ocleLy
AbollLlon of casLe sysLem
O Pow dld Lhe oclal eform arL lose Lhe baLLle? lL focused only on Lhe reform of
Lhe Plgh casLe Plndu lamlly (see flrsL reform above) because Lhose were Lhe
lssues dlrecLly affecLlng Lhe hlgh casLe Plndus of Lhe soclal reform parLy -o
need Lo abollsh casLe sysLem
oclal reform need noL precede pollLlcal reform only when soclal reform refers Lo Lhe reform of
Lhe famlly when reconsLrucLlng socleLy pollLlcal reform cannoL Lake blankeL precedence over
soclal reform
Laalle (1862) pollLlcs only makes sense lf lL LranslaLes aL a pracLlcal level quesLlons of rlghL vs
quesLlons of mlghL
1he Communal Award ls a vlcLory for Lhe oclal eform arL because lL allocaLes powers ln a
deflned way Lo dlverse classes and communlLles
efers Lo lreland as an example of CasLe confllcL polnLlng ouL LhaL ulsLer re[ecLed rule and LhaL
lndlan mlnorlLles are a common scapegoaL buL have never had LhaL aLLlLude AlLhough lL does
noL demonsLraLe sLaLesmanshlp lL hlghllghLs class confllcL
xample of ome ConsLlLuLlon accounLed for aLrlclans and lebelans dlfferenL casLes 1he
polnL ls LhaL no pollLlcal reform can happen wlLhouL an acknowledgemenL of soclal reform
ollLlcal evoluLlon has always been preceded by soclal and rellglous revoluLlons (x
urlLanlsm Arabs ChandragupLa lkhs) 1he emanclpaLlon of Lhe mlnd and Lhe soul ls a
necessary prellmlnary for Lhe pollLlcal expanslon of a people
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oclallsLs of lndla seek Lo apply Lo economlc lnLerpreLaLlon of PlsLory Lo Lhe facLs of lndla
4 Man ls an economlc creaLure properLy ls Lhe only source of power
4 ollLlcal and soclal reforms are an llluslon economlc reform Lakes precedence by
equallzaLlon of properLy
Ambedkar challenges Lhls ldea because he says LhaL bllllonalres bow Lo pennlless adhus and
laklrs as paupers sell LrlnkeLs Lo go Lo 8enares and Mecca 1he real source of power ls rellglon
even sLrlkes and elecLlons prove Lhls
4 xample ome leblan consul could never acL lndependenL of Lhe aLrlclan consul
because Lhe Coddess of uelphl had Lo cerLlfy Lhe consul before he aLLended Lo Lhe
duLles of hls offlce 1he prlesLs aL Lhe Lemple of Lhls goddess were all paLrlclan hence
Lhe dlscrlmlnaLlon
lallacy of soclallsLs lles ln supposlng LhaL properLy as a source of power ls predomlnanL ln
presenL uropean socleLy Lherefore lL musL be Lrue ln lndla or urope ln Lhe pasL ellglon oclal
sLaLus and properLy are all sources of power and auLhorlLy
ALLack of Lhe docLrlne of conomlc lnLerpreLaLlon of PlsLory
4 ls economlc reform posslble wlLhouL reform of Lhe soclal order?
4 uppresslon of one class by anoLher and lll LreaLmenL cannoL bulld a free socleLy
4 lf soclallsm ls a pracLlcal programme and noL [usL an ldeal Lhe quesLlon ls noL JP1P
Lhe soclallsL belleves ln equallLy lL ls wheLher he Ml-u one class lllLreaLlng anoLher as
a parL of Lhe sysLem
lacLors lnvolved ln Lhe reallzaLlon of soclallsm
4 evoluLlon resulLlng ln selzure of power
4 elzure of power by a proleLarlaL (wlll Lhe proleLarlaL comblne Lo brlng abouL Lhls
revoluLlon?)
4 Men wlll [oln only lf Lhey are sure LhaL Lhey wlll be LreaLed equally afLer Lhe revoluLlon
4 Assurance of Lhe soclallsL cannoL be one who does noL belleve ln casLe lL musL be
menLal aLLlLude Lowards equallLy and fraLernlLy
4 1here ls no revoluLlon lf Lhe proleLarlaL cannoL assume a unlLed fronL free from casLe
and creed dlscrlmlnaLlon
oclallsm cannoL funcLlon ln lndla lf lL chooses Lo lgnore socleLal dlsLlncLlons
-o pollLlcal soclal economlc reform -o soclallsm noLhlng wlLhouL deallng wlLh casLe flrsL
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CasLe has lLs defenders clalm LhaL lL ls [usL anoLher name for dlvlslon of labour
Ambedkar says LhaL Lhe CasLe sysLem ls noL [usL a dlvlslon of labour lL ls a dlvlslon of labourers
clvlllzed socleLy needs only Lhe former noL Lhe laLLer
4 Labourers are graded hlerarchlcally
4 ulvlslon of labourers ls noL sponLaneous or based on apLlLudes lL ls based on soclal
sLaLus
4 LraLlflcaLlon of occupaLlons ls desLrucLlve because lndusLry ls never sLaLlc and one
should possess enough agency Lo change Lhelr career
4 CasLe ls a dlrecL cause of unemploymenL as Lhe Plndu does noL do work ouLslde of LhaL
whlch ls prescrlbed Lo hls casLe
4 8ased on Lhe dogma of predesLlnaLlon
As an economlc organlzaLlon CasLe ls harmful because nelLher a man's hearL nor mlnd ls ln Lhe
work he does Pls naLural powers are subordlnaLe Lo soclal rules


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b[ecL of CasLe Lo preserve purlLy of race and purlLy of blood
-o such Lhlng as pure race/blood mlxLure of all races ln all parLs of Lhe world u 8handarkar
CasLe sysLem came lnLo exlsLence long afLer Lhe mlngllng of blood ace dlsLlncLlon
oclal dlvlslons of Lhe same race specles does noL change
1he casLe sysLem falls Lhe ugenlcs argumenL as subcasLes exlsL
4 PeredlLy argumenLs fall accordlng Lo 8aLeson and Mendel because modern sclenLlsLs do
noL possess Lhls knowledge yeL
4 lndlans are c3 people who are dwarfs and pygmles lnLermlngllng has led Lo Lhe currenL
geneLlc sLaLe

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