Explanation
B.R. Ambedkar encouraged Dalits to send their children to school and college. He also urged Dalits to take on different kinds of government jobs in order to move out of the caste system. He led many efforts of Dalits to gain entry into temples. Later in life B.R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in his search for a religion that treated all members equally.
When we fix people into one image we create a stereotype. When people say that those who belong to a particular country, religion, sex, race or economic background are "stingy," "lazy," "criminal" or "dumb," they are using stereotypes.
__________ stop us from looking at each person as a unique individual with his or her own special qualities and skills that are different from others.
Stereotypes stop us from looking at each person as a unique individual with his or her own special qualities and skills that are different from others.
_________happens when people act on their prejudices or stereotypes.
Discrimination happens when people act on their prejudices or stereotypes.
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956) is considered the father of the Indian Constitution and is also the best known leader of the Dalits.
When India became a nation in 1947 our leaders too were concerned about the different kinds of inequalities that existed.
Later in life Dr Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in his search for a religion that treated all members equally. Dr Ambedkar believed that Dalits must fight the caste system and work towards a society based on respect not just for a few but for all persons. Dr Ambedkar believed that Dalits must fight the caste system and work towards a society based on respect not just for a few but for all persons.
Prejudice means to judge other people negatively or see them as inferior. When we think that only one particular way is the best and right way to do things we often end up not respecting others, who may prefer to do things differently.
Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, one of the greatest leaders of India, shares his first experience of caste-based discrimination, which took place in 1901 when he was just nine years old.
Dr Ambedkar was born into
Dr Ambedkar was born into the Mahar caste, which was considered untouchable. The Mahars were poor, owned no land and children born to them also had to do the work their parents did.
We can be prejudiced about many things: people's religious beliefs, the colour of their skin, the region they come from, the accent they speak in, the clothes they wear etc. Often, our prejudices about others are so strong that we don't want to form friendships with them. At times, we may even act in ways that hurt them.
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