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Urdu Section
28 Jun 2010, NewAgeIslam.Com
Dalit plight in Pakisan: Let us live too - Part 1

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.



Dalit plight in Pakisan: Let us live too - Part 1
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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