BY
Pirbhu Lal Satyani
In this Urdu book titled Hamey bhi Jeene do,
Published by Asar Publications, Lahore, 2005, Prabhu Lal Satyani, has documented
the plight of dalit Hindus in Pakistan. He says that a large number of dalit
Hindus live in Sindh and South Punjab. To retain their supremacy, the pandits
and the leaders divided the society and pushed dalits to the bottom of the
social heirarchy. Not only has religious extremism affected them but also the
state has neglected them. Interestingly he says that during the freedom
movement, Bhim Rao Ambedkar's slogan of 'Achhutsthan' was replaced by Mahatma
Gandhi's "Harijan"( Son of Bhagwan, son of Hari). It was the political
opportunism of Mahatma Gandhi that got in the way of the establishment of
Achhutsthan and therefore saved India
from another division.
BY Pirbhu Lal
Satyani
In this Urdu book titled Hamey bhi Jeene do,
Published by Asar Publications, Lahore, 2005, Prabhu Lal Satyani, has documented
the plight of dalit Hindus in Pakistan. He says that a large number of dalit
Hindus live in Sindh and South Punjab. To retain their supremacy, the pandits
and the leaders divided the society and pushed dalits to the bottom of the
social heirarchy. Not only has religious extremism affected them but also the
state has neglected them. Interestingly he says that during the freedom
movement, Bhim Rao Ambedkar's slogan of 'Achhutsthan' was replaced by Mahatma
Gandhi's "Harijan"( Son of Bhagwan, son of Hari). It was the political
opportunism of Mahatma Gandhi that got in the way of the establishment of
Achhutsthan and therefore saved India
from another division.
Pirbhu
Lal Satyani is a
Pakistani Hindu social activist based in
Lahore.
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