The basic idea that the social order of the Indo-Aryans was established according to the theory of Chaturvarnya and that Chaturvarnya divides society into four parts-Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras-fails to communicate the real complexity of the Shudra issue and its sheer size. It cannot be said to be dealing with a small, insignificant issue either. Who were the Shudras how they came to be the fourth varna in the Indo-Aryan society?Īt the current stage of research on the topic, an in-depth book on the Shudras would not be seen as an unneeded piece of work. Hailing from the Hindu Mahar caste, his family was viewed as “untouchable” by the upper classes. The Greatest Shudra of Modern India who made the lower classes of Hindus conscious of their slavery to the higher classes and who preached the gospel that. Throughout his childhood, Ambedkar faced the stigmas of caste discrimination. His father Ramji Sakpal died in Bombay, in 1912. In 1906, 15 year old Bhimrao married Ramabai, a 9 year old girl. Four years later, his father remarried and the family shifted to Bombay. Shortly after this, Bhimrao’s mother passed away. Who were the Shudras how they came to be the fourth varna in the Indo-Aryan society?īhimrao Ambedkar was born to Bhimabai and Ramji on 14 April 1891 in Mhow Army Cantonment, Central Provinces (Madhya Pradesh).Īmbedkar’s father was a Subedar in the Indian Army and after his retirement in 1894, the family moved to Satara, also in Central Provinces.
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