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Republican Party of India

January 08, 2024

For other parties of this name, see Republican Party of India (disambiguation).

The Republican Party of India (RPI, often called the Republican Party or simply Republican) is a political party in India.[6] It had its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by B. R. Ambedkar. The 'Training School for Entrance to Politics' was established by Ambedkar in 1956 which was to serve as an entry point to the Republican Party of India (RPI).[7] The first batch of the school consisted of 15 students. Its first batch turned out to be last batch as the school was closed after Ambedkar's death in 1956.

Republican Party of India
FounderN. Sivaraj,
Yashwant Ambedkar,
P. T. Borale,
A. G. Pawar,
Datta Katti,
Dadasaheb Rupwate, Abba P. T. Madhale
Founded3 October 1957
Preceded byScheduled Castes Federation
Succeeded by
IdeologyConstitutionalism
Republicanism
Ambedkarism
Progressivism
Secularism
Egalitarianism
ColoursBlue

Origins edit

Independent Labour Party edit

The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a political Organisation formed under the leadership of B. R. Ambedkar on 15 August 1936. It opposed the caste and capitalist structures in India, supported the Indian working class and sought to dismantle the caste in India.[8]

The formation of the ILP was not welcomed or supported by the communist leaders, who argued that it would lead to a split in the working-class votes. Ambedkar replied that communist leaders were working for the rights for the worker but not for the human rights of Dalit workers.[9] In his work Annihilation of Caste, Ambedkar put forth the idea that caste is not merely the 'division of labour' but 'division of labourers' based upon graded inequality.[10]

In the 1937 Provincial elections, the ILP secured 14 of the 17 seats in which they contested. This included 11 of the 13 contested seats that were reserved for traditionally oppressed communities.[10]

In 1938, the ILP, with the support of the Congress Socialist Party, organised a march of 20,000 tenants from the Konkan region to Bombay, marked the largest pre-independence peasant mobilisation in the region. In the same year, it also joined with Communists to organise Bombay textile labourers in opposition to the Industrial Disputes Bill intended to control strike actions by the labourers. ILP opposed the bill in the Bombay Legislative Assembly.[9]

Scheduled Castes Federation edit

 
Annai Meenambal (L), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (C) and Rao Bahadur N. Sivaraj (R) during "The All India SCF women's conference" held at Bombay, on May 6, 1945.

Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) was an organisation in India founded by B. R. Ambedkar in 1942 to campaign for the rights of the Dalit community. An executive body of All India SCF was elected in the convention. N. Sivaraj from Madras State was elected as president and P. N. Rajbhoj from Bombay State was elected as general secretary, including founder body member P. T. Madhale and others.[11]

Ambedkar had founded the Depressed Classes Federation (DCF) in 1930 and the Independent Labour Party (ILP) in 1935. Sources vary regarding which of these two bodies was succeeded by the SCF.[12] SCF later evolved into the Republican Party of India.

There was also a party called Scheduled Caste Federation in Pakistan after Partition. Ramnarayan Rawat stated that the SCF "created the space for an alternative to Congress-type 'nationalist' politics in post- 1947 Uttar Pradesh".[13]

Republican Party of India edit

On 30 September 1956, B. R. Ambedkar had announced the establishment of the "Republican Party of India" by dismissing the "Scheduled Castes Federation", but before the formation of the party, he died on 6 December 1956. After that, his followers and activists planned to form this party. A meeting of the Presidency was held at Nagpur on 1 October 1957 to establish the party. At this meeting, N. Sivaraj, Yashwant Ambedkar, P. T. Borale, A. G. Pawar, Datta Katti, Dadasaheb Rupwate , Abba P. T. Madhale were present. The Republican Party of India was formed on 3 October 1957. N. Sivaraj was elected as the President of the party.[14]

In 1957, six members of the party were elected to the second Lok Sabha. This is the biggest achievement of Ambedkar's party so far.[15]

Factionism edit

After Ambedkar's death, RPI suffered severe internal strife.[16] Several distinct parties claim the name of RPI.[17] There are more than 50 factions of RPI. In 2009, all factions of RPI except Prakash Ambedkar's Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh reunited to form a united "Republican Party of India (United)". One of the main people responsible for this was Rabbi Madan. Later, Republican Party of India (Gavai) and Republican Party of India (A) led by Ramdas Athawale split again from the united party. Splinter groups of RPI include:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Veteran Republican Party of India leader R. S. Gavai no more". mid-day. 30 October 1929. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "The two Ambedkarite parties, the Republican Party of India led by Ramdas Athawale and the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh led by Prakash Ambedkar".
  3. ^ a b "NRP". www.nrporg.in. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kanshi Ram: The Bahujan Nayak of India's Dalit Movement". The Quint. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Kanshi Ram: Leader of the Masses". www.milligazette.com. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ "In Ambedkar's state, Dalit parties stare at oblivion". dna. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. ^ Dahat, Pavan (2 July 2016). "JNU scholars will revive Dr. Ambedkar's Political School". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ^ Mendelsohn, Olive; Vicziany, Marik (1998). The Untouchables: Subordination, Poverty and the State in Modern India. Contemporary South Asia. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0521556712.
  9. ^ a b Singh, Mahendra Prasad, ed. (2011). Indian Political Thought: Themes and Thinkers. Pearson Education India. p. 228. ISBN 978-8131758519.
  10. ^ a b Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-1850653981.
  11. ^ "Dr. Ambedkar and All India Scheduled Castes Federation". Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. ^ Keane, David (2007). "Why the Hindu Caste System Presents a New Challenge for Human Rights". In Rehman, Javaid; Breau, Susan (eds.). Religion, Human Rights and International Law: A Critical Examination of Islamic State Practices. BRILL. p. 283. ISBN 978-9-04742-087-3.
  13. ^ Rajan, Nalini (1974). Practising journalism: values, constraints, implications.
  14. ^ Khobragade, Fulchand (2014). Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar (in Marathi). Nagpur: Sanket Prakashan. pp. 20, 21.
  15. ^ "विचारधारेपासून दुरावणारी आंबेडकरी चळवळ".
  16. ^ Luce, Edward (2007). In Spite of The Gods: The Rise of Modern India (1st Anchor Books ed.). New York: Anchor Books. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4000-7977-3.
  17. ^ TNN (7 December 2014). "RPI factions clash on Ambedkar death anniversary". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

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For other parties of this name see Republican Party of India disambiguation The Republican Party of India RPI often called the Republican Party or simply Republican is a political party in India 6 It had its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by B R Ambedkar The Training School for Entrance to Politics was established by Ambedkar in 1956 which was to serve as an entry point to the Republican Party of India RPI 7 The first batch of the school consisted of 15 students Its first batch turned out to be last batch as the school was closed after Ambedkar s death in 1956 Republican Party of IndiaFounderN Sivaraj Yashwant Ambedkar P T Borale A G Pawar Datta Katti Dadasaheb Rupwate Abba P T MadhaleFounded3 October 1957Preceded byScheduled Castes FederationSucceeded byRepublican Party of India A of Ramdas Athawale Republican Party of India A of M G Nagamani Peoples Republican Party citation needed Jogendra Kawade Republican Party of India United Republican Party of India Gavai of R S Gavai 1 and Rajendra Gavai Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi of Prakash Ambedkar 2 Rashtriya Republican Party of Annasaheb Katare 3 Republican Party of India S of Shyam Gaikwad Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram worked with RPI for eight years 4 5 IdeologyConstitutionalismRepublicanismAmbedkarismProgressivismSecularismEgalitarianismColoursBluePolitics of IndiaPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 Origins 1 1 Independent Labour Party 1 2 Scheduled Castes Federation 1 3 Republican Party of India 2 Factionism 3 ReferencesOrigins editIndependent Labour Party edit The Independent Labour Party ILP was a political Organisation formed under the leadership of B R Ambedkar on 15 August 1936 It opposed the caste and capitalist structures in India supported the Indian working class and sought to dismantle the caste in India 8 The formation of the ILP was not welcomed or supported by the communist leaders who argued that it would lead to a split in the working class votes Ambedkar replied that communist leaders were working for the rights for the worker but not for the human rights of Dalit workers 9 In his work Annihilation of Caste Ambedkar put forth the idea that caste is not merely the division of labour but division of labourers based upon graded inequality 10 In the 1937 Provincial elections the ILP secured 14 of the 17 seats in which they contested This included 11 of the 13 contested seats that were reserved for traditionally oppressed communities 10 In 1938 the ILP with the support of the Congress Socialist Party organised a march of 20 000 tenants from the Konkan region to Bombay marked the largest pre independence peasant mobilisation in the region In the same year it also joined with Communists to organise Bombay textile labourers in opposition to the Industrial Disputes Bill intended to control strike actions by the labourers ILP opposed the bill in the Bombay Legislative Assembly 9 Scheduled Castes Federation edit nbsp Annai Meenambal L Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar C and Rao Bahadur N Sivaraj R during The All India SCF women s conference held at Bombay on May 6 1945 Scheduled Castes Federation SCF was an organisation in India founded by B R Ambedkar in 1942 to campaign for the rights of the Dalit community An executive body of All India SCF was elected in the convention N Sivaraj from Madras State was elected as president and P N Rajbhoj from Bombay State was elected as general secretary including founder body member P T Madhale and others 11 Ambedkar had founded the Depressed Classes Federation DCF in 1930 and the Independent Labour Party ILP in 1935 Sources vary regarding which of these two bodies was succeeded by the SCF 12 SCF later evolved into the Republican Party of India There was also a party called Scheduled Caste Federation in Pakistan after Partition Ramnarayan Rawat stated that the SCF created the space for an alternative to Congress type nationalist politics in post 1947 Uttar Pradesh 13 Republican Party of India edit On 30 September 1956 B R Ambedkar had announced the establishment of the Republican Party of India by dismissing the Scheduled Castes Federation but before the formation of the party he died on 6 December 1956 After that his followers and activists planned to form this party A meeting of the Presidency was held at Nagpur on 1 October 1957 to establish the party At this meeting N Sivaraj Yashwant Ambedkar P T Borale A G Pawar Datta Katti Dadasaheb Rupwate Abba P T Madhale were present The Republican Party of India was formed on 3 October 1957 N Sivaraj was elected as the President of the party 14 In 1957 six members of the party were elected to the second Lok Sabha This is the biggest achievement of Ambedkar s party so far 15 Factionism editAfter Ambedkar s death RPI suffered severe internal strife 16 Several distinct parties claim the name of RPI 17 There are more than 50 factions of RPI In 2009 all factions of RPI except Prakash Ambedkar s Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh reunited to form a united Republican Party of India United One of the main people responsible for this was Rabbi Madan Later Republican Party of India Gavai and Republican Party of India A led by Ramdas Athawale split again from the united party Splinter groups of RPI include Republican Party of India A of Ramdas Athawale Republican Party of India A of M G Nagamani Peoples Republican Party citation needed Jogendra Kawade Republican Party of India United Republican Party of India Gavai of R S Gavai 1 and Rajendra Gavai Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh of Prakash Ambedkar 2 Rashtriya Republican Party of Annasaheb Katare 3 Republican Party of India S of Shyam Gaikwad Bahujan Samaj Party founder Kanshi Ram worked with RPI for eight years 4 5 References edit a b Veteran Republican Party of India leader R S Gavai no more mid day 30 October 1929 Retrieved 5 September 2015 a b The two Ambedkarite parties the Republican Party of India led by Ramdas Athawale and the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh led by Prakash Ambedkar a b NRP www nrporg in Retrieved 25 February 2017 a b Kanshi Ram The Bahujan Nayak of India s Dalit Movement The Quint Retrieved 20 May 2018 a b Kanshi Ram Leader of the Masses www milligazette com 12 February 2015 Retrieved 20 May 2018 In Ambedkar s state Dalit parties stare at oblivion dna 1 October 2014 Retrieved 5 September 2015 Dahat Pavan 2 July 2016 JNU scholars will revive Dr Ambedkar s Political School The Hindu Retrieved 31 August 2016 Mendelsohn Olive Vicziany Marik 1998 The Untouchables Subordination Poverty and the State in Modern India Contemporary South Asia Vol 4 Cambridge University Press p 115 ISBN 978 0521556712 a b Singh Mahendra Prasad ed 2011 Indian Political Thought Themes and Thinkers Pearson Education India p 228 ISBN 978 8131758519 a b Jaffrelot Christophe 2003 India s Silent Revolution The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India C Hurst amp Co Publishers pp 103 104 ISBN 978 1850653981 Dr Ambedkar and All India Scheduled Castes Federation Retrieved 15 November 2017 Keane David 2007 Why the Hindu Caste System Presents a New Challenge for Human Rights In Rehman Javaid Breau Susan eds Religion Human Rights and International Law A Critical Examination of Islamic State Practices BRILL p 283 ISBN 978 9 04742 087 3 Rajan Nalini 1974 Practising journalism values constraints implications Khobragade Fulchand 2014 Suryaputra Yashwantrao Ambedkar in Marathi Nagpur Sanket Prakashan pp 20 21 व च रध र प स न द र वण र आ ब डकर चळवळ Luce Edward 2007 In Spite of The Gods The Rise of Modern India 1st Anchor Books ed New York Anchor Books p 113 ISBN 978 1 4000 7977 3 TNN 7 December 2014 RPI factions clash on Ambedkar death anniversary The Times of India Retrieved 5 September 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Republican Party of India amp oldid 1183550691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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