Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s9.10
Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c11.s9.10
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c11.s9.10
In 1911, the government proposed to issue an ordinance authorizing the lower-caste people to officially designate themselves as non-Hindus. This created a furor in Kāśī leading to a series of debates. A big conference was organized in Kāśī. Shiv Kumar Shastri was requested to preside over it. He gave a verdict that the untouchables will remain an indivisible part of Hindu society.⁷⁹