Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Ambedkar and Brahmins

Who took care of Ambedkar as a child? A Brahmin
Who took care of Ambedkar’s education? A Brahmin
Who gave his surname Ambedkar? A Brahmin teacher named Krishan Keshav Ambedkar
Who funded Ambedkar’s foreign education? A Hindu nationalist king Raja Sayajirao Gaekwad

Originally sourced from here. See some verifications and discussions on the claims here

Ambedkar’s views on Islam

“Islam is said to bind people together. This is only a half-truth. For Islam divides as inexorably as it binds. Islam is a close corporation and the distinction that it makes between Muslims and non-Muslims is a very real, very positive, and very alienating distinction. The brotherhood of Islam is not the universal brotherhood of man. It is the brotherhood of Muslims for Muslims only. There is a fraternity, but its benefit is confined to those within that corporation. For those who are outside the corporation, there is nothing but contempt and enmity. The second defect of Islam is that it is a system of social self-government and is incompatible with local self-government because the allegiance of a Muslim does not rest on his domicile in the country which is his but on the faith to which he belongs. To the Muslim ibi bene ibi patria is unthinkable. Wherever there is the rule of Islam, there is his own country. In other words, Islam can never allow a true Muslim to adopt India as his motherland and regard a Hindu as his kith and kin. That is probably the reason why Maulana Mahomed Ali, a great Indian but a true Muslim, preferred to be buried in Jerusalem rather than in India.”

When Ambedkar visited the Muslim Daulatabad fort in Nizam’s kingdom, his followers drank water. The Muslims started abusing Ambedkar saying “The untouchables have polluted our water”. Ambedkar was vulgarly abused and feared he would be murdered. They were not allowed to touch the water.

Source: https://thelogicalindian.com/opinion/br-ambedkar-on-hinduism-and-islam/?infinitescroll=1

Ambedkar never opposed Article 370

In his book, Hindol Sengupta states that Ambedkar opposed Article 370. He comes up with an alleged quote wherein Ambedkar emphasizes that he would not sign Article 370. Dr. Ambedkar allegedly says " Article 370 is against interests of India and I will never draft it". What was the source given by Hindol Sengupta for this fake quote? No primary source. No secondary source. He gives a random blog article as the source.

There is no single contemporary source that mentions his refusal. Nothing in his books, speeches, or writings.

The truth is that Dr. Ambedkar never opposed article 370. There is simply no evidence for it. Far from opposing Article 370, Ambedkar was of the view that J&K should be partitioned. Jammu & Ladakh should be kept with India. In his own writings, he states that Kashmir should go to Pakistan - “Give the Hindu and Buddhist part to India and the Muslim part to Pakistan as we did in the case of India.”

What is the source of this story that Ambedkar refused to draft article 370? The story first appeared in a journal named Tarun Bharat in 1991. However, it was also Madhok ji’s “verbal account” without any source! But it has no quote. The fake quote was created much later. This myth has now gained such widespread currency that we often find top central ministers parroting it.

This alleged “Ambedkar’s quote” also appears in " Dr. B.R Ambedkar: Framing of Indian Constitution" written by retired IRS officer SN Busi. But the author himself did not provide any source for this quote and later disowned it. When contacted, this author plainly admitted that he took this quote, not from any of Ambedkar’s writings, but from a 2004 article. He did not vouch for the authenticity of the quote and even conceded that it could have been manufactured for political purposes.

The author SN Busi might have disowned the quote. But his disowned quote has made its way even in official publications. Indian Defence Review(Jul-Sep 2019) Vol 34.3 quoted SN Busi.

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Ambedkar on Women in politics

फिलहाल काँग्रेस की राजनीति में महिलाओं की संख्या बढ़ाई जा रही है। महिलाओं की इस काँग्रेसी राजनीति के बारे में कुछ समझ नहीं आ रहा। स्वधर्म छोड़ कर महिलाएं राजनीति करते हुए घूमें इसके जैसी शर्म की बात कोई और नहीं। महाराष्ट्र की महिलाओं द्वारा अब केवल ‘कासोटा’ (महाराष्ट्री ढंग से साड़ी पहनते हुए नौ गज की साड़ी का पीछे की ओर खोंसा गया सिरा। इसके खुलने से एक तरह से साड़ी खुल जाती है। व्यंजनार्थ है - लाज-शरम या मर्यादा का त्याग करना) खोलना ही बाकी रह गया है। काँग्रेस द्वारा 222 महिलाओं को लोकसभा में लेने का निर्णय लिया गया है। महिलाएं विधानसभा में जाएंगी तो पुरुष क्या करेंगे? दिन भर लोकसभा में रहने के बाद जब फाइलें बगल में दबाए महिलाएं घर लौटेंगीं तब क्या उनके पति टेबिल पर भोजन रखेंगे? ये महिलाएं दिन भर पार्लियामेंट-एसेंब्ली में जाएंगी और शाम को घर लौटने के बाद पति से पूछेंगी, अजी सुनते हो, मैं पार्लियामेंट से आ गई हूं। घर का सारा कामकाज हुआ है कि नहीं?” ये महिलाएं पार्लियामेंट में जाएंगी और उनके बच्चे कौन सम्हालेगा? एक बच्चा रो रहा है, दूसरे की नाक बह रही है, तीसरा कहीं चला गया है - कौन इन बच्चों का खयाल रखेगा? यह सब उलटा हो रहा है। यह उलटी दुनिया है। अच्छा, पार्लियामेंट में जाकर ये महिलाएं करती क्या हैं? इस बारे में कुछ कहने में मुझे शरम आती है। उनके बारे में बताने का मेरा इरादा नहीं था, लेकिन अब बता ही देता हूं। (हंसी)।

In his words, “There is nothing more shameful than women indulging in politics at the expense of their moral values and duties”.

Sourced from Indian goverment website Vol 40 page 467 See a detailed discussion here