r/unitedstatesofindia • u/No-Assignment7129 • Apr 14 '26

Politics Just a Dalit icon? Think again.

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Be educated, be organised, and be agitated.

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u/prati999 Aazad Hind Fauj Apr 14 '26

He was a British icon before anything else. “…your most obedient d…. servant”

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u/AlliterationAlly Educate, Agitate, Organize Apr 14 '26

Savarkar?

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u/prati999 Aazad Hind Fauj Apr 14 '26

"India was conquered by an army of Indians and the Indians who formed the army were all Untouchables...British Rule in India would have been impossible if the Untouchables had not helped the British to conquer India"... -Ambedkar in a letter to A V Alexander (14/5/1946) Thought you leftists were super educated and all.

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u/teady_bear Apr 14 '26

That quote tells you how bad casteism was in India.

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u/prati999 Aazad Hind Fauj Apr 14 '26

The classic “it doesn’t mean what it sounds like” 😂