Dr. Ambedkar views on Dalit Women Empowerment to the Contemporary Andhra Pradesh Society

Dr. Ambedkar is popularly famous as the drafting committee chairman of the Indian constitution, and also famous as an icon of a Dalit rights movements in the country. Ambedkar involved as the freedom fighter, political leader and revivalist of Buddhist in India. He believed women have a key role to play in emancipation of oppressed communities. His main effort was to liberate Dalit Women from social, religious ties and to access them deprived of education, inheritance. As chairman of drafting committee introduced statutes for the betterment of Dalit women lives based on social justice. He felt that irrespective of the caste, creed, gender and religion everybody should be treated equal. He worked for the liberation of women and their rights. Till the Ambedkar’s existence made efforts for the society to follow path of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Ambedkar faced ill treatment, humiliations and caste-based barriers right from his school days, still exists in the society. In his lifetime Ambedkar faced evils of society from the roots of society and offered suggestions and remedies to remove them. This paper focuses on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar perception on Dalit Women Empowerment in Andhra Pradesh. The paper includes the contribution of Dr. Ambedkar’s thoughts and ideas towards Dalit women empowerment. This paper also given to highlight the relevance of Ambedkar at present day circumstances.