Ambedkar’s Sikh appearance triggered the caste-Hindu cancellation, not his address

Evidence

I feel sure that the views expressed in my address have little to do with the decision of your committee. I have reason to believe that my presence at the Sikh Prachar Conference held at Amritsar has had a good deal to do with the decision of the committee. Nothing else can satisfactorily explain the sudden volte-face shown by the committee between the 14th and the 22nd April. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 790

Categorization

• QUESTION: Why exactly did attending a Sikh conference incite the committee’s reversal? Worth investigating the politics of Ambedkar’s inter-religious outreach.
• XREF: connects to: The Mandal’s cancellation was triggered by Ambedkar’s Amritsar appearance, not his address; Ambedkar’s appearance at a Sikh conference triggered the Mandal’s cancellation; The Mandal’s 1931 anti-caste-census stance may explain its refusal of Ambedkar’s address
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The Mandal’s cancellation was triggered by Ambedkar’s Amritsar appearance, not his address; Ambedkar’s appearance at a Sikh conference triggered the Mandal’s cancellation; The Mandal’s 1931 anti-caste-census stance may explain its refusal of Ambedkar’s address

Broader Connections

• Ambedkar’s appearance at a Sikh conference triggered the Mandal’s cancellation #expands (0.97)
• The Mandal’s cancellation was triggered by Ambedkar’s Amritsar appearance, not his address #expands (0.96)
• The Mandal’s 1931 anti-caste-census stance may explain its refusal of Ambedkar’s address #complicates (0.74)