Recently, | had an exchange with the noted Ambedkarite scholar, Dr. D.R. Jatav, on the “Three Commandments” of Babasaheb: “Educate, Agitate, organize” | had read lot of books by Dr. Jatav in which he had quoted the “Three Commandments” as “Educate, Organise, Agitate”. | wrote him a letter enclosing your booklet, “Three Commandments of Babasaheb”, which is a reprint of the DV editorial (Feb. 16, 1989). | wanted to know from him how the people got misguided from the path shown by Babasaheb, this being the birth centenary year. | am reproducing his reply of Dec.3, 1990 from Jaipur. | asked him to prove his claim but he did not. | am still waiting for his reply. As | am confused, | am placing Dr. Jatav’s reply so that the readers may get a correct guidance: –
Received your letter of 22.11.90 along with the booklet written by V.T. Rajshekar. You have written your letter in a language as if you are an authority on Dr. Ambedkar. People twist things or ideas as they like and take the sequence of “Educate, Agitate and Organise” from D. Keer who was a Brahmin and did not quote it in right earnest. Mr. Bhagwan Dass has given the full speech in his book, Thus Spake Ambedkar, Vol.3 and the sequence is in consonance with the spirit of Dr. Ambedkar’s philosophy of life. Mr. Bhagwan Dass has given such a source, and I agree with him. He is an authority on Dr. Ambedkar. | have original sources, that is the entire Ambedkar Literature in English.
(EDITOR: We have great respect for Dr. Jatav’s scholarships and contribution. We are prepared to correct ourselves and always ready to learn things.)
