๐งต"If Mahars r saying,in order to destroy differences of caste,100 girls from Brahmin & Vaishyas must be married to Mahars,Chamars,we can also say,they too must give away similar number of girls to Bhangis,Dheds. When we do that,they come to their senses & talk sensibly"~Savarkar
"Just as it is false to say,untouchability/caste discrimination will never be eradicated while being a Hindu, it is equally false to claim,converting to Buddhism will immediately eradicate caste discrimination. This is a completely false assertion made by Dr. Ambedkar"~Savarkar
"But even more noteworthy is that, even after becoming Buddhists, can the Mahar community, who still consider Chambhars, Mangs, Dhor, etc., as untouchables and lower castes, swear that their caste-based arrogance will disappear in a day? Absolutely not"~Savarkar
"Christian Mahars do not give their daughters to Christian Chambhars or Dhors, nor do they accept theirs"~Savarkar
"Simply converting, whether from Hinduism to Buddhism, will not eliminate untouchability of the Mahars. Similarly, the Mahars themselves will not begin to consider the Mangs and Dhors, whom they currently see as untouchables, as equals just because they have converted"~Savarkar
"Even during the times of Buddhist emperors like Ashoka and Harsha, the Chandals and others were driven out of the villages as untouchables by these very Buddhist emperors. But let's set aside that historical account for now"~Savarkar
"In summary,our Mahar brethren shouldn't abandon Hindu religion & fall prey to the conscious deceptions or earnest proclamations of today's Dr. Ambedkar or the future Bhikshu Ambedkar. They should not label their 50 generation of Hindu ancestors,hypocrites, fallen,fools"~Savarkar
"Dr. Ambedkar is not seeking to adopt Buddhism due to a disgust with worldly life like the Buddha or out of a desire for the Nirvana. But the Buddhism that he is going to adopt is solely for the complete eradication of Hindu religion, as he himself repeatedly asserts"~Savarkar
"Even if we assume that Ambedkar is right, by the same token the divisions within untouchables too will remain after 100 years. Mahars of Maharashtra will not intermarry or dine with Chamars of Mahrashtra, or Dheds of Gujrat or other untouchables of Bihar and Bengal"~Savarkar
In response to statement made by K.K Sakat, a Mang leader, that Mangs were not treated well by Mahars,Ambedkar said: "If Mahar people are ill-treating Mangs then they should be brought to book by Mr Sakat. In this endeavour they will get full co-operation from Mahar leaders"
"Balakrishna Deorukhar, a Chambhar leader, was reported as having said "At least, Dr Ambedkar should have done away with sub-castes
among Harijans before dictating terms to Mahatmaji,conversion will not help Harijans"~The Bombay Chronicle, October 18, 1935,pg_no-16
among Harijans before dictating terms to Mahatmaji,conversion will not help Harijans"~The Bombay Chronicle, October 18, 1935,pg_no-16
"There were reports of how even Mahar beggars would rather die of hunger than accept food served at Savarkar's inter-caste dining only because castes lower than them were also part of the congregation"~V.D. Savarkar, Samagra Savarkar Vangmaya, Vol. 3, p. 80.
"When I visited Bhagur,
I attended a function of Mahars. I drank the milk given to me by a Mahar. But when I asked him to give a cup of milk to a Bhangi who was present, he was hesitant. And thus we all, not just people of high castes,feel that some others r inferior"~Savarkar
I attended a function of Mahars. I drank the milk given to me by a Mahar. But when I asked him to give a cup of milk to a Bhangi who was present, he was hesitant. And thus we all, not just people of high castes,feel that some others r inferior"~Savarkar
"Untouchability is an insult to humanity but it is practiced by many castes. In Maharashtra, Mahars do not touch Mangs, while Mangs consider Dombs as untouchables. We must forget all these differences nd remember that finally we are all Hindus"~Savarkar
"Recently,there was a Satyagraha by Mahars who wanted to enter the Rama Mandir of Nasik. They were badly beaten up by Brahmins,Vaishyas,that was terribly unjust. But if a Bhangi were to enter a Mariaii temple of Mahars,they too would've thrashed the Bhangi just as badly"~Savarkar
"Consider a hot summer day,a Mahar is thirsty,but he is forbidden to drink water from the well. He curses the Brahmins,Marathas who will hound him out. But if a Bhangi was to take water from a well in a Maharwada,Mahars would also hound the Bhangi with equal wrath."~Savarkar
"Dr Ambedkar has been cursing the High castes for believing in hierarchy of caste. But he conveniently forgets,people of his own caste Mahar also believe in the same doctrine and treat Bhangis as untouchables. People of all castes are guilty of the same belief&behavior"~Savarkar
"Responsibility for abolishing untouchability lies not only on the shoulders of the High castes. Untouchability is strongly observed by untouchables too. Mahars r not free from caste prejudice,cannot demand proof of changed mentality from High castes"~Savarkar to Dr.Ambedkar,1935
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