A social revolution is needed to remove caste consciousness from Indian society, Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes K. Radhakrishnan has said.
He was speaking after releasing the first volume of the complete works of B.R. Ambedkar republished by the State Institute of Languages by handing it over to V.K. Prasanth, MLA.
The Minister said that in a country where the caste system still existed, many were attempting to worsen the situation. Ambedkar, the chief draftsman of the Constitution, attempted to uplift those who were repressed in the name of caste by making them aware of their rights. The republication of his works now, when his ideas were more relevant than ever, was laudable. The Scheduled Caste-Scheduled Tribe Department would extend all help to the State Institute of Languages for republication of Ambedkar’s complete works.
