Unsung champs of Freedom Struggle amid SC, ST and OBCs

Dr BR Ambedkar, Jyotirao Phule, Narayana Guru, Annadurai of DMK, Birsa Munda, Simaram Kanwar, Raghunath Singh Mandloi, Tantya Bhil, Shankar Shah and Bheema Nayak are few of the names which have been mentioned amongst freedom fighters of India who came from the backward castes, now identified as SC, ST and OBCs.

Fighting for the freedom of India, the fighters were all Indians rather than belonging to general castes or backward castes. The same philosophy determines the ethos of the Indian Armed Forces, and rightly so. Unfortunately when it comes to peace-time normal civilian life, the caste-divide starts looming large.

Freedom fighters do not appear to have been defined along caste lines. 70 years after independence, it would make sense to do so now, before their sacrifices and memories start fading away; for the following reasons:

· They may generally be known only in their areas; such recognition will confer some national stature and increase awareness about them;

· Such recognition will generate a sense of integration and belongingness among SC, ST and OBCs. When their heroes get due recognition they will not go astray and it may even ease the problems like Naxalism;

· Upper Caste Indians will feel a sense of gratitude towards the SC, ST and OBCs for their shared contribution towards the freedom of the nation; and

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