Chapter 4: Elphinstone College mein Adhyayan
Term added on Sunday 30th June, 2024 by Team
Mhow ke local school mein apni shuruwaati sheeksha puri karne ke baad Babasaheb Mumbai aaye. Unke pita ke ashirwad se ve bade josh o junoon se Elphinstone College mein padhne lage. Lekin college ke zindagi unke liye aasaan nahi thi.
Bharat mein jaati vyavastha ke hisab se Daliton ya ‘achhoot logon’ ko apavitra mana jaata tha. Unhe upar jaati ke students ke saath ek classroom mein baithne ya ek hi nal se paani pine nahi diya jaata tha. Rozana Elphinstone College mein Babasaheb ko is anyay ka saamna karna padta tha, jahaan unhe apne saathi students se gaaliyan aur maar-peet sehna padta tha.
Phir bhi mushkilon ke bavjood Babasaheb ek tez dimag ke student the aur unhone apni padhai mein kamaal kar dikhaya. Ve safal hona chahte the aur library mein ghanton padhte rehte the. Unhone har vibhag ki kitabon ko padha. Bahas aur charcha mein bhi shaamil hone lage aur aksar apane saathee chhaatron aur prophesaron ke vichaaron ko chunautee dete the.
Babasaheb ke jeevan ka ek turning point tab aaya jab unhe American philosophy John Dewey ki books mili. Dewey ki democracy, samajik nyay aur sheeksha ke mahatva ke vichaar ne Babasaheb ko gehri tarah se prabhaavit kiya. Unhone samajhne laga ki sheeksha sirf vyakti ke liye nahi, samaj badalne ke liye bhi jaroori hai.
Elphinstone College mein Babasaheb ki padhai kamaal ki thi. Inter Arts exam pass karne ke baad pata chala ki unke pita ke pass unki aage ki padhai ke liye paise nahi hain.
Is critical time pe ek samaj sudharak K.A. Keluskar, jo Babasaheb se pyaar karte the, unki madad ke liye aaye. Keluskar ne Baroda ke Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad se unki madad maangi, jinhone kuchh din pehle Bombay me ek baat cheet mein kaha tha ki ve kisi bhi layak achhoot ko uchch sheeksha dilane mein madad karenge.
Jab Babasaheb Maharaja se mile to unse kuchh sawaal puchhe gaye. Unke jawab se santusht(satisfied) hone ke baad Maharaja ne har mahine 25 rupay ki scholarship di. Is tarah Babasaheb ki financial problems kam ho gayi, kam se kam us samay ke liye.
Lagbhag isi samay Subedar Ramji Bombay ke Parel me Improvement Trust Chawl No.1 mein shift hue. Parivaar ne building ke 2nd floor par opposite wale kamron number 50 aur 51 mein rehne laga. Babasaheb ne mostly kamra number 50 ko apni padhai ke liye istemaal kiya, aur dusra kamra ghar ke kaam aata tha. Babasaheb ne bahut mehnat se padhai ki jabki unke pita unhe padhai ke liye jaroori cheezein mohayia karte the. 1912 mein Bombay University se unhone B.A. pass kiye, bina kisi class ya distinction ke.
Graduation me unki special subjects economics aur political science thi, aur English aur Persian unke language subjects the. Isi dauran unka pehla beta Yashwant paida hua. Parivaar waalon ne inn do gehri ghatnaon ko bade jashn se manaya.
Phir bhi, safalta ke bavjood bhi ve anyay aur samajik baahishkrut rehte the. Unhe college hostel mein rehne nahi diya gaya aur ve paas ke Dalit mohalle mein rehne ko majboor the.
Elphinstone College ke experience ne Babasaheb ki vaishvik najariya(worldview) par gehra asar daala aur unhe jaati-vad aur vibhajan ke khilaaf sangharsh karne ki prerana di. Kitni bhi rukawaton ke bavjood unki padhai aur jigyaasa ne unki lagaan aur sankalp shakti ka parichay diya.
Babasaheb Ambedkar