Thread by @jaiminism

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It's not 'good governance day'. It's #ManusmritiDahanDivas'.

I bet, a lot many Indians are not aware about the same. During the Mahad Satyagraha, Dr Ambedkar bravely showed #Manusmriti its place.

Mahad Satyagraha was a fight to assert the Dalits’ right to access "public water", and to embrace humanity and dignity.

For Dr Ambedkar—a staunch advocate of women’s rights and emancipation—it was a political action to burn #Manusmriti publicly.

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On December 25, 1927, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar burned #Manusmriti as a symbol of rejection of the religious basis of #untouchability.

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Dr Ambedkar's close associate Bapusaheb Sahastrabuddhe said, “Even though I am born as a Brahmin, I condemn the doctrines of Manusmriti. It is a symbol of inequality, cruelty and injustice. I move a resolution that the #Manusmriti should be publicly burned.”

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However, #Ambedkar’s action was criticized by many people. Some even asked, “What is achieved by burning the #Manusmriti?”

Babasaheb answerd, “What did Gandhi achieve by burning foreign clothes? This was the form of registering the protest, so was ours against Manusmriti.”

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For those who said “It is an outdated booklet“, his answer was, “Why then to give importance to it? How does it matter to you if somebody burns it?”

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From the beginning, like 'Mahatma' Jotiba Phule, Babasaheb had hoped that since in the eyes of Manu, women and Dalits were equally ridiculed, emancipation of women would lead to emancipation of lower castes too. Unfortunately, things haven’t changed!

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The book #Manusmriti defines a woman merely as a sex object who is always dependent on and is protected by her male counterpart from childhood to old age. Manusmriti also gave rights to the upper caste men to not only own but also sexually exploit the Shudra women.

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#Manusmriti has also become a social cognition. His teachings are still 'relevant' in the minds of many. In a span of last 6 years, there has been 300% increment in hate crimes against #dalits, women & other minorities. The Manubhakts wanna replace Constitution, sadly.

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There's a dire need to prolude Ambedkarism as a methodology to introspect upon the hate crimes against dalits, adivasis or women. If the tendencies of #Manusmriti are not burned today in every sphere, it will continue to establish dystopia for the marginalized communities.

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