India’s Constitution came into force, establishing a republic and prohibiting untouchability. B. R. Ambedkar’s role in constitution-making connected institutional change to the struggle of communities denied equal status. Legal abolition challenged inherited superiority and inferiority, while enforcement and the transformation of social and economic relations remained tasks for continuing movements.
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Which hierarchy did Article 17 of India’s Constitution directly challenge?
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The Constitution abolished untouchability. Legal prohibition required continued social struggle and enforcement to change lived conditions.
India’s Constitution legally abolished untouchability.
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Article 17 prohibited untouchability, while eliminating its social practices required continuing enforcement and struggle.