Relevance of Gandhiji and Ambedkar as Social Reformers in the Contemporary Scenario

ABSTRACT Contemporary social order in India is at once anxious and fear stimulant especially from the point of view of the marginalized sects like Dalits and other minorities, who get deprived of their fundamental freedom and rights. Academics related to social analysis, inclines to the teachings of Gandiji and Ambedkar, for solutions in the present problems, as they are the two of the greatest masters of social reformation, from the perspective of the underprivileged. The present study makes an attempt, to look into the attitudes and ideals, put forward by these two social reformers in a comparative study framework. Only a few contributed to the social empowerment and the plight of the Harijans, as Gandhi and Ambedkar did.