Socio-Political Perspective of Gandhi and Ambedkar in the Emergence of the Indian Republic

India is a democratic country and she is a result of rigorous efforts of many leaders who fought not only for her independence but also for making her a place where everyone has equal rights of existence. Mahatama Gandhi and Dr. BhimRao Ambedkar are two towering figures in this respect whose ideas shaped modern India. Mahatma Gandhi fought not only for free India but also for swaraj through his ideas of non- violence and trusteeship. where Dr. Ambedkar fought for emancipation of underprivileged classes of the country. They both are visionary of their time and space and advocated to make Indian society free from social evils. Before independence, India as society was divided in many segments and there were many atrocities among them. Caste and gender was some of them and life of a person was guided by age old traditions which were very much exploitative for many groups in the society. Mahatama Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar tried to address these issues not only by their writings but also by their actions. Based on available literature this paper tries to understand that what are the views of these two socio-political thinkers with reference to the existing structure and what different perspective for the future of India envisaged by both of the thinkers so that the country can become a place where everyone live with dignity and freedom.