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Bahujan Awakening: From Chhatrapati Shivaji to Mahatma Phule, from Ambedkar to us — a few truths

 

Bahujan Awakening:

From Chhatrapati Shivaji to Mahatma Phule, from Ambedkar to us — a few truths 💥💥💥

☝️Dear friends,

⚡During Chhatrapati Shivaji’s era (1600s), the present-day categories of SC, BC, and OC did not exist. Society was divided by the varna system — the upper varnas (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), the Shudras (today’s BCs, Reddys, Kammas, Kapus, Velamas, etc.), and the untouchables (Mahars, Malas, Madigas, etc.).

💥India was not a single nation then. Apart from British-controlled regions, there were around 600 small kingdoms, each ruled independently. Wars were not fought on religious grounds but for territorial control and political power. Shivaji fought mainly against the Bijapur Sultanate, Mughal Empire, Qutb Shahi dynasty, and Portuguese India. Among those who fought against Shivaji were Hindu kings like Jai Singh, Jaswant Singh, Baji Ghorpade, and Chandrarao More. Likewise, many Muslim leaders fought for Shivaji, such as Siddi Ibrahim (bodyguard) and Daulat Khan (naval commander). These wars were about regional sovereignty, not religion.

Shivaji founded not a “Hindu Empire” but the Maratha Empire. Anyone with doubts should study history deeply and think from both sides.

💥A lesser-known truth — during Shivaji’s coronation, no local Brahmin agreed to perform the ceremony, questioning his lineage. Finally, a Brahmin named Gagabhatt from Varanasi was brought with lavish gifts to conduct it. Even though a Shudra hero rose to become emperor, the upper castes refused to accept him. The ridicule of Shudra and untouchable valor is not new — it stretches back generations.

💥Setting Shivaji aside for a moment…

💥In the same Maratha Empire, under Shivaji’s successors, the Peshwas committed extreme caste discrimination. The Mahars (untouchables) answered this oppression in the Battle of Bhima Koregaon (January 1, 1818). Only 500 Mahar soldiers fighting for the British defeated 28,000 Peshwa troops — a turning point in history from the Bahujan perspective.

⚡After British rule began, schools were established in that region. Jyotirao Phule, born in 1827, studied in one of those schools. His education awakened him to fight superstition, caste discrimination, and social rigidity — striving to bring education to all. His enlightened struggle continues to inspire millions.

☝️Importantly, Phule’s rise was indirectly linked to the Bhima Koregaon battle — had that battle not occurred, Phule might never have had the chance to study. That war opened the door for education and social mobility.

💥Later, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar declared Phule his ideological teacher, continuing the fight for equality, women’s empowerment, labor rights, and social justice. Their intellectual courage and sacrifice became the torch that lights our democracy and social progress today. ⚡Everything is interlinked⚡

💥Their questioning spirit, wisdom, sacrifice, and education are the foundation of our democracy and social advancement.

If those great souls had been selfish like many employees today, where would our lives be?

Let us walk the path of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Phule, Periyar, Ambedkar, and Kanshi Ram 🙏 Think deeply. Stand for truth. Change yourself. Abandon selfishness. Awaken our communities in every possible way.

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