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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Views on State and Democracy

Author(s) Dr.Santosh Yadav
Country India
Abstract Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was a renowned political leader, philosopher, writer, economist, scholar of religion and philosophy and a social reformer who dedicated his life to the eradication of untouchability and social inequality in India. Dr. Ambedkar's legal expertise and knowledge of constitutions of different countries proved to be very helpful in the making of the constitution. He became the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly and played an important role in framing the Indian Constitution.
Dr. Ambedkar had a lot of influence on the contemplation of political thoughts, so he considered the state as an essential and useful institution. He was of the opinion that with the help of the state a just system can be established in the socio-economic field. Dr. Ambedkar has considered the democratic governance system in the state as the best governance system in which every section of the society not only gets representation but also gets the opportunity to have its say. Dr. Ambedkar wanted to establish a society where discrimination is done with any person on the basis of caste, religion, language,gender, region, etc. He had deep faith in religion and God. He considered religion helpful for the all-round development of the individual and society and considered religion as a major means in the social structure. Dr. Ambedkar was a strong supporter of democracy,because in this system of governance, importance is given to the rights and freedoms of the citizens. Dr. Ambedkar has supported socialism in his state related ideas, while he also opposed capitalism. Dr. Ambedkar has supported strong central government and emphasized on constitutionalism. Dr. Ambedkar laid a lot of emphasis on gender equality and strongly opposed the caste system. Dr. Ambedkar's whole life was devoted to the upliftment and improvement of the lower classes. He supported the system of separate constituencies for Dalits. Dr. Ambedkar has given importance to independence in his state related thoughts and strongly opposes imperialism. Dr. Ambedkar has given importance to independence in his state related thoughts and strongly opposes imperialism. He was of the opinion that in order to maintain democracy, it is necessary that the citizens are aware of their rights and freedoms. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar had full faith in the concept of democracy of equality, freedom, justice and fraternity. In democracy, he supports the parliamentary form of government and was committed to achieving socio-economic democracy.
Keywords Untouchability, Discrimination, Religion, Governance, Constitutionalism, Capitalism, Upliftment, Imperialism, Socio-economic, Faternity
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 4, Issue 6, November-December 2022
Published On 2022-12-20
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