Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches Volume 17 - part III

Volume 17 (Part III) contains Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s later and more reflective writings, focusing on the practical working of democracy, constitutional governance, and social reform in post-Independence India. In this part, he critically analyzes how political democracy can fail without social and economic equality, and he warns against ignoring constitutional morality. He strongly emphasizes the role of law, education, and ethical leadership in protecting marginalized communities. Overall, the volume reflects Ambedkar’s deep concern for safeguarding democratic values and ensuring justice, dignity, and equality for all citizens.

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Sr. No Date Subject Page (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 1-1-1927 Great FightPage 32
18-1-1928 The Value of a Man is Axiomatic, Self-EvidentPage 37
13-4-1929 We are a Warrior ClanPage 39
14-4-1929 Send Right Type of Men to LegislaturesPage 41
8-8-1930 People Cemented by feeling of One Country, One Constitution and One Destiny, take the risk of being IndependentPage 42
2-9-1930 Secure Constitutional Safeguards (Times of and Guarantees India)Page 89
27-9-1930 Agitate much more, Organise Better, than at PresentPage 90
2-10-1930 ……….otherwise Advanced Hindu Castes would remain in Power and Rule the MinoritiesPage 91
14-8-1931 Power and Prestige will come to you through StrugglePage 94
29-1-1932 Future Generations of Hindus will Appreciate my ServicesPage 95
28-2-1932 Keep before your Eyes the Struggle of Gautam Buddha and RamanujaPage 104
7-5-1932 Untouchables must have Political PowerPage 105
[PAGE 17] (XII) Sr. No Date Subject Page (1) (2) (3) (4) 13. 21-5-1932 I would not Budge an Inch from my Righteous CausePage 109
24-5-1932 Political Reform must precede Social ReformPage 111
28-9-1932 Care More for Material Good than for Spiritual FoodPage 112
9-10-1932 Act and Utilise the Power coming into your HandsPage 113
28-10-1932 Abandon the Thought of SlaveryPage 114
18-2-1933 Do not Believe in fate, Believe in your StrengthPage 115
Feb.1933 They alone Rise who StrivePage 116
4-3-1933 Do not Depend upon God or SupermanPage 117
23-4-1933 I will wrest as much Power for the Country as PossiblePage 119
16-12-1934 Find men who will Promote your InterestsPage 120
13-10-1935 Unfortunately I was Born a Hindu Untouchable but I will not die a HinduPage 123
8-12-1935 My Ability and Eminence were the Fruit of my Patient Labour and IntellectPage 129
11/12-1-1936 Go anywhere, we have to Fight for our WelfarePage 130
13/14-4-1936 Decided to Renounce Hinduism [PAGE 18] (XIII)Page 132
Sr. No Date Subject Page (1) (2) (3) (4) 27. 1-5-1936 I cannot Sacrifice my Conscience for SuccessPage 134
17-5-1936 Conversion is Necessary for your Emancipation and AdvancementPage 136
31-5-1936 What Way Emancipation ?Page 142
2-6-1936 ……..there will be no Distinction between the Mahars and the MangsPage 177
16-6-1936 You must give up your Disgraceful ProfessionPage 179
8-11-1936 Do not become a Victim to any ConspiracyPage 180
30-5-1937 We cannot allow our Grievances to ContinuePage 186
31-7-1937 There are no Depressed Class MinistersPage 187
28-8-1937 Do not Worship God in Hindu ReligionPage 188
Sept. 1937 Communists Exploited the LabourersPage 192
30-12-1937 Be on the Guard against ExploitersPage 193
31-12-1937 Self-respect and Self-help movement has nothing to lose but everything to gainPage 194
1-1-1938 Christians lagged behind PoliticallyPage 195
1-1-1938 Work for Uplift of Untouchables [PAGE 19] (XIV)Page 196
Sr. No Date Subject Page (1) (2) (3) (4) 41. 1-1-1938 Democracy must give Respectful hearing to all who are worth Listening toPage 197
10-1-1938 Peasants and workers should think over the Causes of their PovertyPage 199
15-1-1938 Guard the Interests of the Depressed ClassesPage 201
13-2-1938 Trade Unions must enter Politics to Protect their InterestsPage 202
12-2-1938 Educated man without Character and Humility is more Dangerous than a BeastPage 222
19-3-1938 Untouchables have to Strive themselvesPage 223
14-5-1938 Lead Decent LifePage 224
22/23-10- Government did not Care 1938 Depressed ClassesPage 225
25-12-1938 Need for United Political Organisation to Fight Common Opponent Foreign ImperialismPage 226
30-12-1938 Send Grievances to mePage 229
8-1-1939 Be Men of Sterling CharacterPage 230
29-1-1939 What is the Goal of India’s Political Evolution ?Page 232
12-2-1939 Gandhi prepared to accept Federation in whatever form [PAGE 20] (XV)Page 237
Sr. No Date Subject Page (1) (2) (3) (4) 54. 26-2-1939 Save your Children from Harrowing LifePage 238
2-7-1939 I worked for Benefit of whole Community not for a Particular SectionPage 239
July 1939 Taxes must be Utilised for FarmersPage 241
16-12-1939 Mahar Watan is Heartless ExploitationPage 242
24-12-1939 Government has done Nothing for Depressed ClassesPage 245
26-12-1939 Hindus Responsible for Sin of UntouchabilityPage 246
28-1-1940 Regain past Position in ArmyPage 247
4-2-1940 Safeguards under Government of India Act and Poona Pact are InadequatePage 248
19-3-1940 Hindu Society must Organise on Modern lines Breaking down its Age-long FrameworkPage 249
23-2-1941 Gandhi’s Efforts are InadequatePage 250
28-3-1941 Without Strenuous Efforts our Social Position might get even worsePage 251
13-7-1941 You have not Realised what Tremendous Power you havePage 253
16-8-1941 Watandari, A Curse to MaharsPage 256
August 1941 Remarkable Change Under gone...Page 259
24-9-1941 Educated Persons should join MilitaryPage 260
Feb. 1942 I shall lay down my Life in Defence of Our LandPage 262
26-4-1942 Your Salvation must lie in your Own HandsPage 263
2-7-1942 The doors of my House would always remain open to FriendsPage 267
12-7-1942 Struggle of Lowest Strata of Society is Bound to help all Sections of Working ClassPage 268
15-7-1942 If the Bottom-Most Stone is shifted those above are to be ShakenPage 269
18/19-7- If Democracy dies it will be Our 1942 DoomPage 271
20-7-1942 Educate, Agitate, Organize, Have Faith and lose no hopePage 302
20-7-1942 Progress of the Community is Measured by Progress of womenPage 306
20-7-1942 I make Distinction between Ahimsa and MeeknessPage 313
21-7-1942 I will Stand by youPage 320
22-7-1942 I Yield to none in my desire for the Freedom of this CountryPage 321
23-8-1942 I want the Reins of Government in your Hands Page 323
3-11-1942 Present Disorders Harming only IndiansPage 325
12-1-1943 Non-Brahmin Party should Rebuild itselfPage 327
17-1-1943 Join Army, Navy and Air ForcesPage 328
2-5-1943 Gandhi and Jinnah should RetirePage 329
10-5-1943 Poverty will not be Tolerated in Post-war PeriodPage 332
10-5-1943 Swaraj could be in hands of LabourPage 333
5-12-1943 Qualify for Enjoying the RightsPage 334
31-1-1944 Scheduled Castes must Discard HinduismPage 335
26-8-1944 “Now or Never” is the Question before Scheduled CastesPage 337
20-9-1944 Depressed Classes are not a part of Hindu CommunityPage 339
22-9-1944 I am no opponent of Nationalism But……Page 343
23-9-1944 Unity is of Supreme ImportancePage 348
24-9-1944 I was far Ahead of …... Patriots of IndiaPage 351
24-9-1944 Indian History is nothing but Struggle between Buddhism and BrahminismPage 363
24-9-1944 Gandhi was Contented with Provincial Autonomy Page 366
28-9-1944 We are the Makers of the Destiny of this CountryPage 368
2-1-1945 Students should see that Degree Carries Positive KnowledgePage 370
3-1-1945 Lay the Foundation for a Regime of Prosperity for the Poverty stricken Millions of the CountryPage 373
3-1-1945 News Paper in a Modern Democratic System is Fundamental Basis of Good GovernmentPage 375
7-4-1945 Scheduled Castes must organise (People’s Herald)Page 380
6-5-1945 There should be Statutory Commission for Aboriginal TribesPage 381
20-5-1945 No Dispute over India’s goal of FreedomPage 386
3-10-1945 Make Deliberate attempt to make man Politically ConsciousPage 388
30-11-1945 Action by Government in August 1942 was JustifiablePage 390
16-1-1946 Gandhiji DeclinedPage 391
17-2-1946 Scheduled Castes demands be referred to an Impartial International TribunalPage 392
12-3-1946 Depressed Classes Neglected Page 396
13-8-1946 The Scheduled Castes had been (Jai Bheem) left where they werePage 397
14-4-1947 I have Loyalty to our People also to this CountryPage 398
25-9-1947 The Minority must always be won over, it must Never be Dictated toPage 403
14-1-1948 Art of Public Speaking could be DevelopedPage 413
10-4-1948 Because of Divine Law of Manu or Yajnavalkya, Hindu Society was never able to repair itselfPage 414
24/25-4- Organise under One Leader, One Party, One ProgrammePage 417
16-1-1949 Progress of a Community always Depends upon EducationPage 424
11-1-1950 The Hindu code was a Right Step Towards a Civil codePage 425
11-1-1950 We should Ensure that India is not Enslaved againPage 426
27-1-1950 Maharashtrians are More Sincere M o r e D u t y C o n s c i o u s t o t h e NationPage 430
2-5-1950 Religion no Longer be Inherited but be Examined Rationally by EverybodyPage 431
26-5-1950 N o n - B e l i e v e r s s h o u l d b e Converted to the Eight-Fold Path [PAGE 25] (XX)Page 433
Sr. No Date Subject Page (1) (2) (3) (4) 120. 6-6-1950 B u d d h i s m P a v e d w a y f o r Pattern of SocietyPage 435
29-9-1950 I shall Devote Rest of my Life to t h e R e v i v a l a n d s p r e a d o f BuddhismPage 439
26-12-1950 The Bill was Aimed at the Social Advancement of WomenPage 440
12-6-1951 The Scheduled Castes should give up Political AloofnessPage 441
27-10-1951 I am like a Rock which does not melt but Turns the Course of RiversPage 443
28-10-1951 F a i l u r e o f P a r l i a m e n t a r y D e m o c r a c y w i l l r e s u l t i n CommunismPage 451
28-10-1951 If our True Representatives are not Elected, Independence will be a FarcePage 458
29-10-1951 P o o r P e o p l e m u s t U n i t e Separately to Achieve their PurposePage 467
7-11-1951 ... Let us save our Kith and KinPage 476
20-11-1951 Why I did not Resign Earlier ?Page 478
22-11-1951 Federation will not Give up its Separate Political EntityPage 482
24-11-1951 The Hindu Code Bill would Improve Condition of Women Page 484
25-11-1951 It is bad for People to remain idle and IndifferentPage 485
26-11-1951 PURITY OF ADMINISTRATION IS NECESSARY FOR WELFARE OF THE PEOPLEPage 488
23-12-1951 Alliance to ApposePage 491
31-5-1952 I always have the Interest of the Country at heartPage 492
28-9-1952 All my attention is Concentrated o n B u i l d i n g o f H a l l f o r FederationPage 499
15-12-1952 Recognise University Education to meet the Requirements of the Modern WorldPage 500
22-12-1952 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL WORKING OF DEMOCRACYPage 501
24-12-1952 Knowledge is the Foundation of Man’s LifePage 516
25-12-1952 Women Leaders are not interested in the Social Progress of WomenPage 517
25-12-1952 ……I shall take Stern MeasuresPage 518
Osmania University Honoured Dr. B. R. AmbedkarPage 519
15-2-1953 If Buddhist Gospel is not Adopted History of Conflict in Europe, will Repeat in AsiaPage 522
2-5-1953 ……the So called Upper Classes will be wiped out of ExistencePage 523
27-5-1953 Unless Casteless and Classless Society is Created, there will be no Progress in IndiaPage 524
3-6-1953 Don’t get Misled by CriticismPage 525
July 1953 Politics is not the Be-All and End-All of the Nation’s LifePage 526
16-11-1953 We will carry on All India Land Satyagraha even against Central GovernmentPage 527
24-1-1954 It is Criminal to Collect Money in the name of Religion and Waste itPage 529
3-10-1954 My Philosophy of LifePage 532
Buddha, Kabir, Mahatma Phule a n d W o r s h i p p e r o f L e a r n i n g , Self-Respect and CharacterPage 533
4-12-1954 Buddhist Movement in India : A Blue PrintPage 535
25-12-1954 Pandurang was None other than BuddhaPage 542
5-2-1956 There is Difference between the Ahimsa Preached by Buddhism and JainismPage 543
12-5-1956 Why I like BuddhismPage 544
THE TIDE OF BUDDHISM WOULD NEVER RECEDE IN INDIAPage 546
20-5-1956 Prospect of Democracy in IndiaPage 548
15-10-1956 The Buddha Dhamma will be the Saviour of the worldPage 553
20-11-1956 Buddha or Karl Marx APPENDICES Appendix—I : Gandhiji’s article on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s proclamation of CoversionPage 578
Appendix—II : Constitution of the Samata Sainik DalPage 595
Appendix—III : An Out spoken UtteranceePage 602
BibliographyPage 606
Index DISCOUNT POLICY ON SALE OF VOLUMESPage 608