I am really thankful to Sri Naveen Joshi for putting forward his wise comment on the issue. For me, it’s a good opening as Naveen is a learned person, a very seasoned journalist and at present is Resident Editor of Dainik Hindustan ( Hindustan Times Group), Lucknow. It will be my pleasures if more journalists take out few moments from their priceless time to let me and others readers know their views on this topic. Again thanks to Naveen with one expectation that he will allow me to reserve my right to answer the points raised by him in appropriate time. (11.12a.m.)
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After a lot of jiggling, I came to one conclusion that I must make some of the important comments, part of my Blog, so that others can go through them & then make their own opinion. Here I will like to make one more thing clear that I had personally requested Naveen Joshi to surf the Blog & comment. One line for Naveen – (what I want to say?). Simple ! It’s the title of the Blog & heading of the first post i.e. Gandhi vs Ambedkar- no match and “Futile fight”. Rest of my answers are reserved with Naveen’s permission.
See what Sri Joshi said:
Naveen said...
Dear Manoj,
I just rushed through ur comments and I am sorry to say that I just could not make out what you really wanted to argue about. I am neither an expert on Gandhi- Ambedkar nor on the Constitution, so it is difficult for me to give opinion on ur detailed analysis. What I could gather from my futkar readings that inspite of all his "crusade" for Harijans, as he fondly called them, Mahatma just wanted upper casts to go through a change of heart and give proper respect to Harijans. He wanted to do away with untouchability where as Ambedkar was rightly fighting for the grave injustice meted out to the lower casts by the upper cast dominated society. He was making his people to revolt against the whole brahmnical order that had made dalits its slaves. If dalits are enjoying the power today, though it is just a begining, credit goes to Ambedkar. He started the movement to empower them politically and socially. That is why Ambedkar is a real Hero for dalits whereas Mahatma is a villain for them.
BSP leaders' grabing lands and other property is a minor thing compared to the political empowerment that the dalits are enjoying all over UP and in some other states.
Thanks and all the best.
Naveen Joshi
June 27, 2008 1:23 AM
17 years ago
