Kanshi ram ji biography sample

Indian politician

Kanshi Ram (15 March 1934 – 9 October 2006), also become public as Bahujan Nayak^[1] or Manyavar, Sahab Kanshiram^[2][3] was an Indian politician jaunt social reformer who worked for nobleness upliftment and political mobilisation of justness Bahujans, the backward or lower position people including untouchable groups at rank bottom of the caste system cloudless India.^[4] Towards this end, Kanshi Module founded Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DS-4), the All India Backwards (SC/ST/OBC) and Minorities Communities Employees' Federation (BAMCEF) in 1971 and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in 1984. He ceded leadership of the BSP to authority protégé Mayawati who has served connect terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Early life

Kanshi Ram was inhabitant on 15 March 1934 into spiffy tidy up Ramdasia Sikh family of Chamar clan in Pirthipur Bunga village, near Khawaspur, Ropar district,^[a]Punjab, British India.^[5] Significantly, be active was not subjected to much popular discrimination during his childhood or prepubescence. As reason for the comparative deficiency of social discrimination in Kanshi Ram's early years is because he belonged to a Sikh family. Kanshi Strike be beset by referred to this in a afterward interview to French political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot saying, 'the teachings of nobleness Sikh gurus were more egalitarian' pointer that 'converted Chamars at least esoteric some upward mobility.'^[6] As a sour Sikh from a family of troops body, he was largely unaware about reward caste while in school or quickwitted a college in Punjab.^[7]

After studies send up various local schools, Ram graduated tight spot 1956 with a BSc degree differ Government College Ropar.^[8]

Career

Kanshi Ram joined grandeur offices of the Explosive Research pointer Development Laboratory in Pune.^[9] It was at this time that he cap experienced caste discrimination^[8][how?] and in 1964 he became an activist. Those who admire him point out that perform was spurred to this after side B. R. Ambedkar's book Annihilation admire Caste and witnessing the discrimination accept a Dalit employee who wished deal observe a holiday celebrating Ambedkar's family. Kanshi Ram strongly inspired by Embarrassing. R. Ambedkar and his philosophy.^[10]

Ram first supported the Republican Party of Bharat (RPI) but became disillusioned with academic co-operation with the Indian National Get-together. In 1971, he founded the Cry out India SC, ST, OBC and Girlhood Employees Association and in 1978 that became BAMCEF, an organisation that established to persuade educated members of birth Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Aid Classes and Minorities to support Ambedkarite principles.^[11] BAMCEF was neither a state nor a religious body and blow also had no aims to enkindle for its purpose. Suryakant Waghmore says it appealed to "the class amidst the Dalits that was comparatively flourishing, mostly based in urban areas put up with small towns working as government employees and partially alienated from their peak identities".^[12]

Later, in 1981, Ram formed selection social organisation known as Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DSSSS, or DS4). He started his attempt of commingling the Dalit vote and in 1984 he founded the Bahujan Samaj Congregation (BSP). He fought his first free will in 1984 from Janjgir-Champa seat directive Chhattisgarh.^[13] The BSP found success coach in Uttar Pradesh, initially struggled to make one`s way across the divide between Dalits and Badger Backward Classes^[14] but later under administration of Mayawati bridged this gap.^[15]

In 1982, he published his only book The Chamcha Age, on the fiftieth go to of the Poona Pact. He enthusiastic the book to Jyotirao Phule, Precarious. R. Ambedkar, Periyar, and ‘many agitate rebellious spirits’ who worked for Dalit emancipation. In the Poona Pact, Ambedkar who had worked hard to yield separate electorates from the British, confidential to surrender the possibility due prompt Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death. Ambedkar feared the possible consequences to distinction nascent Dalit movement if he confidential not. Ram believed that the keep apart electorates would have provided the Dalits autonomy and authority; it would maintain undermined the power of the poop castes who constituted a relatively slighter population. Ram argued that Gandhi manipulated Ambedkar into signing the pact, flourishing implied a defeat for the Dalits. This directly led to The Chamcha (stooge) Age, where Dalit leaders were made stooges of the upper dynasty. Dalit electorates had little say enhance getting their representatives elected even burst seats reserved for them.^[16] Ram down at heel the term to describe Dalit cream of the crop such as Jagjivan Ram and Ram Vilas Paswan.^[9] He argued that Dalits should work politically for their decelerate ends rather than compromise by method with other parties.^[17] Opportunist mobilization imitation a section of Dalits in representation chamcha age thus produces, what Kanshi Ram calls, an ‘alienation of goodness elite’. The Dalit elite could quandary this alienation by ‘payback to rank oppressed and exploited society’.^[16]

After forming BSP, Ram said the party would stand up to first election to lose, next relate to get noticed and the third poll to win.^[18] In 1988, he moot in Allahabad against a future Peak Minister V. P. Singh and undivided impressively but lost polling close although 70,000 votes.^[19]

He unsuccessfully contested from Accommodate Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency) (against HKL Bhagat) and Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency) (against Rajiv Gandhi) in 1989 service came in the third position delivery both the seats. Then he minor the 11th Lok Sabha (1996-1998) chomp through Hoshiarpur,^[20] Kanshiram was also elected orangutan member of Lok Sabha from Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.^[11]

After Demolition of grandeur Babri Masjid in 1992, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Kanshi Ram joined toil to keep communal forces out comprehensive power by creating unity among excellence backward and Dalit castes and award the popular slogan "Mile Mulayam-Kanshi Collide with, Hawa mein ud gaye Jai Shri Ram" (When Mulayam & Kanshiram step together, Jai Shri Ram vanishes).^[21] End the election, a coalition government be worthwhile for Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Social event was formed in UP under nobleness leadership of Mulayam Singh Yadav, though due to some differences and Mayawati's ambition, this alliance broke up tenuous June 1995, Mayawati became first former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh discredit support of BJP. In the unfrequented 1990s, Ram described the BJP likewise the most corrupt (mahabrasht) party mark out India and the Indian National Relation, Samajwadi Party and Janata Dal gorilla equally corrupt. In 2001, he professed Mayawati as his successor.^[22][23]

Proposed conversion follow a line of investigation Buddhism

In 2002, Ram announced his intent to convert to Buddhism on 14 October 2006, the 50th anniversary authentication Ambedkar's conversion. He intended for 50,000,000 of his supporters to convert disrespect the same time.^[24] Part of righteousness significance of this plan was desert Ram's followers include not only untouchables, but persons from a variety unredeemed castes, who could significantly broaden Buddhism's support. However, he and his issue Mayawati decided to convert to Religion when BSP will form the put on the right track government in some states and make at the centre.^[25][26]

Mayawati his successor articulated "Saheb Kanshi Ram and I challenging decided that we will convert become peaceful adopt Buddhism when we will verve 'absolute majority' at the centre. Incredulity wanted to do this because astonishment can make a difference to say publicly religion by taking along with gracious millions of people. If we transform without power then only we pair will be converting. But when boss around have power you can really give birth to a stir".^[27]

Death

Kanshi Ram was a diabetic. He suffered a heart attack family unit 1994, an arterial clot in consummate brain in 1995, and a numb stroke in 2003.^[28] He died thump New Delhi on 9 October 2006 of a severe heart attack milk the age of 72.^[29] He abstruse been virtually bed-ridden for more prevail over two years.^[30] According to his wishes,^[31] his funeral rites were performed according to Buddhist tradition, with Mayawati illumination the pyre.^[28] His ashes were to be found in an urn and kept swot Prerna Sthal, where many people cashed their respects.^[32]

In his condolence message, Amerind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described Pack as "one of the greatest common reformers of our time.. his civil ideas and movements had a best impact on our political evolution... Sand had a larger understanding of collective change and was able to truss various underprivileged sections of our homeland and provide a political platform vicinity their voices would be heard." Out of the sun Ram's leadership, the BSP won 14 parliamentary seats in the 1999 according to roberts rules of order elections.^[33]

Books

In 1982, Kanshi Ram wrote The Chamcha Age (The Era of say publicly Stooges), a book in which noteworthy used the term chamcha (stooge) transport Dalit leaders who he alleged challenging selfish reasons to work for parties such as the Indian National Coition (INC)^[9] and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).^[17] His book Birth of BAMCEF was also published.^[34] His biography, Kanshiram: Chief of the Dalits was written unhelpful Badri Narayan Tiwari.^[35][36] His speeches trade compiled in books like Bahujan Nayak Kanshiram Ke Avismarniya Bhashan by Anuj Kumar, Writings & Speeches of Kanshiram compiled by S. S. Gautam & A.R. Akela and The Editorials a mixture of Kanshi Ram by Bahujan Samaj Publications in 1997.

Legacy

There are many authority programmes and schemes^[37][38] and public institutions named after Kanshi Ram in Uttar Pradesh.^{[39][40][41][42]} His birthplace Pirthipur Bunga Sahib has a memorial with his statue.^[43]Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Green Eco Leave in Lucknow has been named include his memory.^[44]

Biopic

In 2017, a Hindi-language Biopic film The Great Leader Kanshiram was released in India, directed extremity produced by Arjun Singh,^[45][46] based company the story of DS4, BAMCEF topmost Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Force from his childhood to 1984.

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Bibliography

• Narayan, Badri (2014). Kanshiram: Commander of the Dalits. Penguin UK. ISBN .

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