Ambedkar and R. M. Lohia: A Comparative Study of Social Justice and its Relevance

Abstract

State has a fundamental role to establish a just society which is based on equality, fraternity, and freedom to all, without any discrimination. India has been implementing socio economic welfare and social justice program through its plan and policy. Since ancient times, the Hindu social order based on caste system based on social stratification and occupations which contributed to the evil practice untouchability. Certain section society whom we call Dalits were derived access to the natural resources and derived to right to livelihood, right to equality, right to justice, also right to political participation as well as they are restriction from mainstream of society. Social justice is essential to provide equal opportunities for the development of the individual. Because social justice will establish equality among the citizens without any discrimination. In real field, social justice implies all sections of the society on equal basis. As a result, governmental and non-governmental treatment is intended to bring social equality. To work in this direction many social reformers were took birth in the earth. Among them, in the pre-independence period of India, there was people such as Raja Ram Mohan Ray, Swami Vivekananda, Joytiba Phule, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Vinoba Bhave, Ram Mohan Lohia and so on, who fought against the injustice and evil practices of the society. They were devoted all their lives for the betterment of the society and for the upliftment and empowerment of the deprived of the society. This article is an attempt to focus on Ambedkar and Lohia’s social and political ideas which would like to make attempts and draw their attentions of their notions of social justice.

Keywords: Social Justice, Discrimination, freedom, Political Participation, Development