Ambedkar’s followers publicly burned the Manusmriti at the second Mahad conference
Evidence
Ten thousand people attended the second Mahad conference. On this occasion Ambedkar and his followers publicly burnt a copy of the Manusmriti, and Ambedkar gave a stirring speech: — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 325
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- XREF: The Manusmriti burning is the pivotal rejection of sacred-text authority; connects to the reader’s theme of annihilation as repudiation of the sastras.
Related
- A Brahmin proposed the Manusmriti’s ceremonial cremation at Mahad (similarity 0.82)