All Human Beings are of Equal Status Since Birth”
Caste, Inequality and B.R. Ambedkar’s Universal Claim for Human Equality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14955111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vivek Kumar Yadav (0000-0001-8347-2609, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, corresponding author), Shomik Dasgupta (0000-0003-3250-5532, Indian Institute of Technology Indore), Bharath Kumar (0009-0002-6966-2267, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 481-492 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indian Journal of Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0973-7030 • E-ISSN: 2456-480X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0973703020974442 |
| OpenAlex | W3114961291 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Focusing on caste-based oppression, B.R. Ambedkar made a universal claim for human equality and dignity which appeared long before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Taking the case of the Mahad movement, we argue that Ambedkar developed a significant egalitarian approach by pointing out how the caste system perpetuated existing inequalities. This article, specifically, aims to explore two central questions: first, what was the central focus of Ambedkar’s concerns at Mahad? Second, how can these concerns then provide a better understanding of his approach, with inequality and articulation of human equality and dignity? This article concludes that Ambedkar offered a distinct anti-caste philosophy and charted out a new path of civic and social liberation. His actions had moral philosophical implications for the question, what it fundamentally means to be a human, and what are the social processes that lead to the coming of an egalitarian society. From this philosophical standpoint, Ambedkar formulated the ethics of everyday social life
Caste · Dignity · Environmental ethics · Human rights · Inequality · Oppression · Political science · Social equality · Sociology · Gender Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Mathematics · Peace and Human Rights Education · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |