Chapter 5: Ramji Sakpal aur Unki Bimari
Term added on Sunday 30th June, 2024 by Team
Mumbai ke Elphinstone College se graduate hone ke baad, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar ko Baroda State Forces mein ek lieutenant ki post par nominate kiya gaya. Yeh us agreement ka hissa tha jise unke pita ne Baroda ke Maharaja se kiya tha. Babasaheb ke pita, Ramji Maloji Sakpal, ek mehnati aur ambitious insaan the jinhone apne bete ki achhi sheeksha ke liye sab kuch daan kar diya tha. Ve chaahte the ki Ambedkar ko sarkari naukri mile aur vo aatmvishwas se jee sake.
Phir bhi, Babasaheb Ambedkar ambedakar ko samajhaute ka sammaan karana pada aur unhen niyukt kiya gaya, aur unhe Baroda State Forces mein lieutenant bana diya gaya. Har level par unhe jaati-bhhed ka saamna karna pada, apne subordinate se bhi. Upar jaati ke logon ka khayal tha ki ve napaak(dirty) hain aur kisi cheez ko chhu bhi nahi sakte.
Uss daur mein upar jaati ke hinduon ke mann mein gandagi ka idea bahut gehra tha, aur Ambedkar ko unke sabse neeche ke aadmiyo se bhi apmaan sahna padta tha.
Upar jaati walon ke mann mein chhu-se-gandagi ka vichar itna gehra tha ki unke office ke chaprasi bhi files ko unke desk par fekte the, haath se nahi dete the. Office ki carpets bhi hata di gayi thi taaki vo gandagi na pakde.
Sabse jyada dukh is baat ka tha ki Baroda mein Babasaheb ko rehne layak jagah bhi nahi mili. Ant mein ve ek Arya Samaji ke saath rehne lage, lekin wahan ka samajik maahaul unki mann ko chain se rehne nahi deta tha.
Unhone faisala kiya tha ki jald se jald naukri chhod denge. Baroda ke Maharaja ki court mein sirf 15 din kaam karne ke baad hi unhe apne pita ki gambhir bimaari ki khabar mili. Ve turant unse milne ke liye vaapas aa gaye, lekin der ho chuki thi. Unke pita ka dehaant 2 February 1913 ko ho gaya.
Babasaheb Ambedkar ke liye vo din, 2 February 1913, unki zindagi ka sabse dukhi din tha. Lagta hai unke pita intezar kar rahe the ki beta aaye aur jimmedari lene ki baat kare.
Unke pita ke nidhan se Babasaheb bilkul toot gaye. Unke pita ne unki sheeksha ke liye sab kuch daan kar diya tha, aur Babasaheb ko guilt mehsoos hota tha ki ve inke saath jyada samay nahi bita paaye.
Sath hi Baroda mein jaatiya anyay ke experience ne Babasaheb par gehra asar daala. Unhe sheeksha aur samaj sudhaar ke mahatva ka ehsaas hua, aur ye unhe vanchit logon ke haq ke liye ladne ki prerana di.
Babasaheb Ambedkar