Manusmriti Dahan Divas

Let’s Celebrate the Victory of good over evil
Religion is for man And Not Man For Religion. …….Dr.B.R.AmBedkar
The day i.e. 25th of December 1927 is very important day for all of us. Because it is the day which is called “Manu Smruti Dahan Din”. On this day Manusmruti was publicly burned by Dr. Ambedkar, during the “Maha-Sangharsha” of Mahad Satyagraha, and is an important mile stone in Dalit struggle against Brahmanism.

The Savarnas had planned such a way that Dr. Ambedkar does not get a ground for meeting, but a Muslim gentleman named Mr. Fattekhan, gave his private land.

Savarnas had arranged that no supplies of food, water or anything else could be bought, so everything was brought from outside by our men.

The activist along with Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar has taken oath on the occasions

1. I do not believe on Chaturvarna based on birth.

2. I do not believe in caste distinctions.

3. I believe that untouchability is an anathema on Hinduism and I will honestly try my best to completely destroy it.

4. Considering that there is no inequality, I will not follow any restrictions about food and drink among at least all Hindus.

5. I believe that untouchables must have equal rights in temples, water sources, schools and other amenities.

Dr. Ambedkar came from Bombay by boat “Padmavati” via Dasgaon port, instead of Dharamtar, though it is longer distance, because in the event of boycott by bus owners, they could walk down five miles to Mahad.

Some people later tried to say that Dr. Ambedkar decided to burn Manusmruti at the eleventh hour, as he had to withdraw the programme of drinking water from Chavadar Tank under court orders and persuasion by the Collector. That is not true, because right in front of the pendal of the meeting a “vedi” was created beforehand to burn Manusmruti. Six people were laboring for two days to prepare it. A pit six inches deep and one and half foot square was dug in, and filled with sandle wood pieces. On its four corners, poles were erected, bearing banners on three sides. Banners said,

1. “Manusmruti chi dahan bhumi”, i.e. Crematorium for Manusmruti.

2. Destroy Untouchability and

3. Bury the Brahmanism.

On this historical day of 25th December at 9 p.m, the book of Manusmruti was kept on this and burned at the hands of Bapusahib Sahastrabuddhe and another five six dalit sadhus.
In the pendal, there as only one photo, and that was of M. Gandhi, so it seems, dalit leaders including Dr. Ambedkar had yet to be disillusioned at Gandhi. At the meeting there was Babasahib’s historical speech. The main points of speech:
We have to understand why we are prevented from drinking water from this tank.

Dr. Ambedkar explained Chaturvarna, and declared that our struggle is to destroy the fetters of Chaturvarna, this was the starting point of the struggle for equality. He compared that meeting with the meeting of 24th Jan. 1789, when Loui XVI of France had called a meeting of French peoples representatives.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar justified the burning of Manusmruti in various articles. He ridiculed those people that they have not read the Manusmruti, and declared that we will never accept it. For those who say it is an outdated booklet so why give importance to it, he invited attention to atrocities on dalits and said, these are because Hindus are following this book. And further asked, if it is outdated, how does it matter to you if somebody burns it.

He further declared, that if unfortunately, this burning of Manusmruti does not result in destruction of “Brahmanya”, we will have to either burn the “brahmanya-grast” people (i.e. affected by brahmanism), or renounce Hinduism.

 

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