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AMBEDKAR'S PHILOSOPHY OF HINDUISM AND CONTEMPORARY CRITIQUES<br />

PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />

and social order <strong>of</strong> the Hindus. It had no influence on <strong>Hinduism</strong> as a social and political system and remained only<br />

a metaphysics rather than working ethics. "<strong>Hinduism</strong> ! Thy name is inequality!! is what Dr. <strong>Ambedkar</strong> concludes<br />

and states that it is a "misnomer" to call it a religion. Its philosophy is opposed to very thing for which a religion<br />

stands. He also considers that the Untouchables, Tribals and Denotified & Nomadic Tribes (today 38% population)<br />

are a product <strong>of</strong> this in-humane, unjust Hindu religion and its social order'. (pp. 1-91, BAWS Vol. 3)<br />

No doubt then Dr. Babasaheb <strong>Ambedkar</strong> renounced 'Hindu dharma and orchestrated the greatest ever<br />

conversion <strong>of</strong> 1 million people by embracing Buddha's Dhamma on 14th Oct. 1956 in Nagpur (and 16th in<br />

Chandrapur). Dhamma as propounded by Dr. Babasaheb <strong>Ambedkar</strong> is Universal humanism & morality; science i.e.<br />

reason, truth, rationality; it based on E-L-F-J; and brings welfare <strong>of</strong> all human beings and wellbeing <strong>of</strong> all living<br />

beings)<br />

Gita-Doom <strong>of</strong> Humanity. Ban or no Ban. Discard This False Doctrine :<br />

Gita as a scheme <strong>of</strong> books <strong>of</strong> 'dharmashastras' therefore, does not goes contrary to the basic philosophy &<br />

religious code <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hinduism</strong> i.e. 'dharma' which is nothing but an ir-religious law <strong>of</strong> varna & caste - that is anti social,<br />

anti-democratic, anti-national and anti-humane system. It has enslaved 1 Billion Bahujans, till today [but for our<br />

Democratic Constitution]. On the contrary it advocates not to revolt against this dharma-varna slavery and<br />

unabashedly propagates a 'war' for dharma, that what is not only unjust & immoral but also inhumane. In its dogma<br />

<strong>of</strong> nishkamkarma it mentally enslaves Man (GN) to accept 'all exploitations' in the name <strong>of</strong> (a)dharma; and not to<br />

revolt or rectify the wrong deeds <strong>of</strong> self and the society for good results. This is nothing but theory <strong>of</strong> divine preordination.<br />

It's rehetoric <strong>of</strong> vasudevam kutunbam is not that the world is one family <strong>of</strong> god but that the 'graded<br />

inequality' <strong>of</strong> chaturvarna should be build up in the world for the 'power & prestige' <strong>of</strong> the 'few' so-called, brahmins<br />

by enslaving humanity. The 'Hindu America' project is a testimony to this fact. Thus it is a pernicious 'caste'<br />

['racial'] doctrine which is violation <strong>of</strong> HRs and outright denial <strong>of</strong> the principles, values & systems <strong>of</strong> 'modern world'<br />

which today are based on the 'golden principles' <strong>of</strong> E-L-F-J, dignity <strong>of</strong> individual, Constitutional Democracy, welfare<br />

states etc. Let us not forget that Hitler took philosophical inspiration from Nietzsche's 'super man' (Ubermensch)<br />

doctrine, Nietzsche in turn in His treatise Anti-Christ has admitted and avowed that he borrowed it from<br />

Manusmriiti. Thus from Manu Smriti to Anti-Christ and Anti-Christ <strong>of</strong> Nietesche to Mein Kampf <strong>of</strong> Hitler all gave<br />

birth to Nazism and the 2nd world war (pp. 116-29, BAWS Vol. 3; pp. 33, 237-42, Kenny Anthony, <strong>Philosophy</strong> In the<br />

Modern Word 2008, OUP : Calendron Press, London UK). It is also learned that Robert Oppenhimer who was a<br />

key brain in the 'Manhattan Project' [which created nuclear bombs those were later dropped on Buddhist Japan on<br />

6th & 9th Aug. 1945 by the orders <strong>of</strong> US President Harry Truman] got scientific inspiration about the enormous<br />

power <strong>of</strong> nuclear energy warfare from Gita.<br />

In view <strong>of</strong> the above, reference to Art. 4(a) (b) (c) <strong>of</strong> International Convention On The Elimination <strong>of</strong> All<br />

Forms <strong>of</strong> Racial Discrimination, 1966 (ICERD, 1966) becomes necessary which makes "all dissemination <strong>of</strong> ideas"<br />

based on racial superiority or hatred, incitements to racial discrimination, as well as "all acts <strong>of</strong> violence or<br />

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